Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 2PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 601 | 656 | 715 | 656 | 983 | 1019 | 668 | 587 | 656 | 937 | 979 | 937 | 847 | 715 | 613 | 986 | 1187 | 1055 | 931 | 823 | 644 | 474 | 413 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:23AM4.15m | 5:15PM4.16m | 5:55AM4.19m | 6:32PM4.36m | 7:16AM4.39m | 7:36PM4.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM2.17m | 11:47PM2.18m | 12:22PM2.08m | 1:01AM1.85m | 1:26PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 12 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 601 | 656 | 20 | 18 | 983 | 1019 | 668 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 53 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 474 | 413 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | N 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | SE 7 | SE 6 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNE 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 715 | 656 | — | — | — | 587 | 656 | 937 | 979 | 937 | 847 | 715 | 613 | 986 | 1187 | 1055 | 931 | 823 | 644 | 74 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 345 | 345 | 412 | 412 | 345 | 7 | 50 | 412 | 421 | 176 | 421 | 186 | 176 | 421 | 426 | 426 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 183 | 183 | 86 | 45 |
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