Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 11PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 15 | W 15 | W 11 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1334 | 1510 | 1697 | 1961 | 2427 | 2323 | 1862 | 1468 | 972 | 723 | 698 | 811 | 3302 | 5421 | 10946 | 49217 | 42740 | 39875 | 32209 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:28PM4.66m | 8:02AM4.71m | 8:05PM4.89m | 8:35AM4.91m | 8:41PM5.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM1.92m | 1:50AM1.42m | 2:06PM1.65m | 2:26AM1.19m | 2:42PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | -5 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1334 | 1510 | 1697 | 1961 | 2427 | 2323 | 1862 | 1468 | 972 | 723 | 698 | 811 | 84 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SE 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | S 4 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 254 | 28 | 48 | 4 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 12 | N 9 | N 8 | E 8 | NNW 11 | — | — | NNW 12 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22 | — | — | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | W 15 | W 15 | W 11 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 32 | 320 | 32 | 75 | 98 | 3302 | 5421 | 10946 | 49217 | 42740 | 39875 | 32209 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 7 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 621 | 668 | 668 | 678 | 668 | 668 | 668 | 621 | 668 | 678 | 622 | 622 |
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