Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 11AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | N 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 56 | 64 | 61 | 110 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 94 | 123 | 62 | 45 | 59 | 87 | 97 | 97 | 94 | 83 | 269 | 220 | 195 | 165 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:57AM4.97m | 9:59PM5.31m | 10:39AM4.99m | 10:40PM5.35m | 11:18AM4.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.89m | 3:48PM1.37m | 4:17AM0.79m | 4:28PM1.34m | 4:58AM0.82m | 5:07PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
11 | 56 | 64 | 61 | 110 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 195 | 165 | 165 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | N 9 | W 6 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | SE 6 | E 6 | W 10 | E 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 |
33 | 13 | 6 | 37 | 53 | 49 | 46 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | — | 23 | 23 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | W 12 | N 8 | W 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | SE 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | NNW 10 | N 8 |
8 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 123 | 11 | 36 | 59 | 87 | 97 | 97 | 94 | 83 | 269 | 220 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 21 | 63 | 63 | 700 | 759 | 824 | 954 | 63 | 592 | 726 | 1085 | 1364 | 63 | 63 |
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