
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 10AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3521 | 3154 | 2934 | 2359 | 1778 | 1757 | 1413 | 1121 | 899 | 792 | 685 | 555 | 501 | 629 | 1022 | 4503 | 13239 | 15403 | 12460 | 9921 | 8245 | 6140 | 5297 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:36AM4.21m | 7:36PM4.46m | 8:10AM4.47m | 8:11PM4.71m | 8:40AM4.69m | 8:43PM4.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM1.97m | 1:32PM2.14m | 1:54AM1.68m | 2:06PM1.86m | 2:27AM1.41m | 2:39PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | N 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 |
3521 | 3154 | 2934 | 2359 | 1778 | 5 | 1413 | 1121 | 899 | 792 | 685 | 555 | 501 | 629 | 1022 | 4503 | 13239 | 15403 | 12460 | 9921 | 8245 | 6140 | 5297 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SE 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | NNW 11 | — | — | N 23 | N 23 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | E 8 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 57 | 1757 | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 34 | 425 | 424 | 364 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 82 | 36 | 478 | 7 | 364 | 13 | 171 | 176 | 143 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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