
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 12AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
607 | 780 | 961 | 884 | 878 | 2165 | 2377 | 4369 | 3642 | 2910 | 2249 | 1881 | 1592 | 1142 | 1008 | 891 | 663 | 471 | 408 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:38PM5.31m | 10:12AM5.01m | 10:14PM5.32m | 10:45AM4.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM1.34m | 3:55AM0.82m | 4:05PM1.28m | 4:31AM0.90m | 4:40PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
2 | 780 | 961 | 884 | 878 | 2165 | 2377 | 13 | 8 | — | 2249 | 1881 | 1592 | 1142 | 1008 | 891 | 663 | 471 | 408 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 13 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
2 | 2 | 8 | 534 | 790 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 42 | 105 | 173 | 250 | 237 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
607 | — | — | — | 12 | 25 | 34 | 4369 | 3642 | 2910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 421 | 678 | 176 | 389 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 9 |
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