Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 9AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | NW 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 493 | 702 | 670 | 476 | 291 | 257 | 197 | 147 | 101 | 107 | 105 | 102 | 60 | 49 | 143 | 212 | 244 | 123 | 80 | 61 | 43 | 26 | 48 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:40AM4.43m | 9:42PM4.80m | 10:12AM4.53m | 10:14PM4.89m | 10:43AM4.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM1.58m | 3:30PM1.78m | 3:58AM1.44m | 4:04PM1.69m | 4:30AM1.35m | 4:37PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | 159 | 126 | 97 | 74 | 76 | 55 | 53 | 197 | 147 | 101 | 107 | 105 | 102 | 57 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 77 | 46 | 33 | 19 | 21 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | NW 7 | NW 10 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 160 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 65 | 129 | 80 | 57 | 41 | 28 | 28 | — | 15 | 4 | — | — | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 251 | 493 | 702 | 670 | 476 | 291 | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 49 | 143 | 212 | 244 | 123 | 80 | 61 | 43 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 34 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 446 | 412 | 416 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 817 | 2744 | 2254 | 8 |
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