
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 10AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 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 14 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 11 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2427 | 2148 | 1862 | 1606 | 1080 | 723 | 604 | 630 | 2819 | 3922 | 5993 | 35443 | 44615 | 37331 | 26603 | 17646 | 10481 | 6270 | 3592 | 2328 | 716 | 867 | 361 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:02AM4.71m | 8:05PM4.89m | 8:35AM4.91m | 8:41PM5.06m | 9:08AM5.05m | 9:18PM5.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM1.42m | 2:06PM1.65m | 2:26AM1.19m | 2:42PM1.42m | 3:02AM1.05m | 3:19PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 0 | -3 | -5 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -7 | -5 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
2427 | 2148 | 1862 | 1606 | 1080 | 723 | 604 | 630 | 83 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3592 | 2328 | 716 | 867 | 361 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SE 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSW 4 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | NW 9 |
25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 217 | 47 | 47 | 4 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1678 | 1164 | 663 | — | 159 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 8 | NNW 11 | — | — | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 |
3 | 5 | 22 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SSE 9 | SE 5 | W 16 | W 15 | W 11 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
— | — | 16 | 32 | 292 | 26 | 264 | 94 | 2819 | 3922 | 5993 | 35443 | 44615 | 37331 | 26603 | 17646 | 10481 | 6270 | — | — | 12 | 113 | 107 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 9 | 621 | 668 | 7 | 668 | 668 | 50 | 668 | 668 | 668 | 622 | 678 | 622 | 426 | 412 | 148 | 7 | 9 | 82 | 82 | 10 |
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