Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 7PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 387 | 317 | 252 | 196 | 219 | 276 | 348 | 279 | 298 | 358 | 428 | 459 | 492 | 482 | 432 | 386 | 403 | 375 | 413 | 427 | 334 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:52PM4.13m | 2:06AM4.17m | 2:44PM3.95m | 3:10AM3.88m | 3:54PM3.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM1.93m | 7:49PM2.25m | 8:23AM2.27m | 8:51PM2.49m | 9:29AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | N 9 |
| kJ | 387 | 317 | 252 | 196 | 156 | 123 | 94 | 71 | 71 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 88 | 81 | 88 | 137 | 219 | 276 | 348 | 279 | 298 | 358 | 428 | 459 | 492 | 482 | 432 | 386 | 403 | 375 | 413 | 427 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 207 | 311 | 355 | 362 | 364 | 362 | 785 | 668 | 1268 | 756 | 424 | 424 | 239 | 183 | 183 | 424 | 259 | 229 | 223 | 223 |
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