
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
108 | 101 | 108 | 197 | 175 | 171 | 136 | 126 | 121 | 152 | 183 | 111 | 101 | 84 | 81 | 89 | 102 | 43 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:44PM5.19m | 12:31PM4.70m | 00:29AM5.05m | 1:16PM4.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM1.54m | 6:05AM1.00m | 6:14PM1.70m | 6:51AM1.22m | 6:58PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 10:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
108 | 101 | 108 | 1 | 175 | 171 | 136 | 126 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | W 15 | W 15 | NE 8 | W 14 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 9 | N 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 27 | 13 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | W 14 | NE 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NE 8 | NE 9 | N 6 | W 8 |
— | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 7 |
7 | 14 | 25 | 197 | — | — | — | — | 121 | 152 | 183 | 111 | 101 | 84 | 81 | 89 | 102 | 36 | 57 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 1381 | 63 | 63 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 291 | 183 | 86 | 86 | 35 | 63 | 21 | 63 | 63 | 186 | 110 | 114 |
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