Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 5AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 114 | 114 | 169 | 256 | 375 | 578 | 572 | 418 | 295 | 240 | 206 | 111 | 74 | 62 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 143 | 582 | 977 | 876 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:04AM4.67m | 1:46PM4.29m | 1:55AM4.48m | 2:44PM4.17m | 3:01AM4.28m | 3:55PM4.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM1.68m | 7:47PM2.10m | 8:27AM1.89m | 8:50PM2.27m | 9:36AM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | E 6 | W 10 | E 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 54 | 114 | 114 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 111 | 74 | 62 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 876 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | E 7 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 4 | W 10 | NNE 7 | W 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 24 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 12 | W 10 | N 11 | W 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 10 | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 7 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | — | W 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 184 | 79 | — | 169 | 256 | 375 | 578 | 572 | 418 | 295 | 240 | 206 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 11 | — | 20 | 4 | 6 | 143 | 582 | 977 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 186 | 1144 | 176 | 214 | 1104 | 924 | 318 | 380 | 259 | 223 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 13 | 0 |
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