Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 59 | 43 | 119 | 60 | 117 | 153 | 145 | 183 | 256 | 299 | 329 | 306 | 168 | 307 | 407 | 518 | 587 | 587 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:16PM4.50m | 1:14AM4.84m | 2:04PM4.29m | 2:03AM4.58m | 2:54PM4.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM1.91m | 7:38AM1.51m | 7:46PM2.13m | 8:29AM1.81m | 8:40PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 11 | WNW 8 | W 10 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 30 | 58 | 145 | 52 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 9 | N 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | N 6 | W 9 | N 6 | N 5 | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 43 | 23 | 6 | 21 | 39 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 6 | NE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 59 | 33 | 119 | 60 | 117 | 153 | — | 183 | 256 | 299 | 329 | 306 | 168 | 307 | 407 | 518 | 587 | 587 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 114 | 114 | 148 | 21 | 21 | 266 | 424 | 958 | 678 | 354 | 364 | 422 | 478 | 842 | 842 | 954 | 621 | 484 |
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