Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 2PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 48 | 134 | 173 | 123 | 80 | 52 | 30 | 21 | 252 | 232 | 269 | 273 | 256 | 281 | 846 | 935 | 850 | 867 | 804 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:13AM4.82m | 11:19PM5.06m | 11:47AM4.72m | 11:55PM4.92m | 12:25PM4.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08AM1.12m | 5:17PM1.45m | 5:43AM1.23m | 5:54PM1.57m | 6:21AM1.42m | 6:34PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 11 |
| kJ | 32 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 123 | 80 | 52 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 281 | 846 | 935 | 850 | 867 | 804 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 6 | SE 5 | — | N 14 | SE 6 | NNW 12 | N 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 31 | 94 | 94 | 58 | 44 | 42 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | E 4 | W 11 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | — | 48 | 134 | 173 | — | 6 | 8 | 7 | 121 | 252 | 232 | 269 | 273 | 256 | 142 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 17 | 17 | 369 | 592 | 592 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 592 | 816 | 424 | 421 | 422 | 207 | 63 | 45 | 45 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 34 |
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