Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (13 Aug):
- 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 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
110 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 146 | 52 | 55 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 80 | 134 | 175 | 295 | 264 | 235 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:59PM5.31m | 10:39AM4.99m | 10:40PM5.35m | 11:18AM4.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM1.37m | 4:17AM0.79m | 4:28PM1.34m | 4:58AM0.82m | 5:07PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 8 |
110 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 235 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
53 | 49 | 46 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | 94 | 94 | 92 | 146 | 52 | 55 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 80 | 134 | 175 | 295 | 264 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 1144 | 786 | 592 | 590 | 592 | 592 | 1085 | 954 | 1364 | 592 | 369 |
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