Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 2PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1896 | 2162 | 2062 | 1199 | 965 | 1069 | 1508 | 4717 | 4824 | 3420 | 3387 | 3287 | 3853 | 4696 | 5182 | 5433 | 4217 | 3148 | 2314 | 1542 | 1148 | 917 | 615 | 512 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:53AM4.44m | 11:36PM3.99m | 11:37AM4.26m | 00:33AM3.84m | 12:33PM4.10m | 1:44AM3.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM1.93m | 5:28AM2.33m | 6:10PM2.11m | 6:16AM2.53m | 7:08PM2.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
 | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:52 | — | — | — | — | 3:49 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 15 | W 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 13 | 13 | 1199 | 965 | 1069 | 1328 | 3 | 50 | 360 | — | 11 | 11 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 2314 | 1542 | 1148 | 917 | 615 | 512 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | NNW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 12 | 6 | 404 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 19 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 1896 | 2162 | 2062 | — | — | — | 1508 | 4717 | 4824 | 3420 | 3387 | 3287 | 3853 | 4696 | 5182 | 5433 | 4217 | 3148 | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 417 | 425 | 528 | 34 | 12 | 428 | 412 | 412 | 591 | 183 | 422 | 504 | 183 | 183 | 311 | 183 | 183 | 86 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 453 | 453 |
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