Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 9AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
230 | 157 | 153 | 96 | 73 | 72 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 33 | 57 | 110 | 126 | 161 | 452 | 604 | 868 | 1027 | 955 | 883 | 763 | 644 | 477 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:38AM3.72m | 5:18PM3.86m | 6:14AM3.76m | 6:34PM4.01m | 7:22AM3.94m | 7:29PM4.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM2.65m | 00:01AM2.49m | 12:23PM2.55m | 1:05AM2.25m | 1:18PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
4 | 157 | 153 | 96 | 73 | 72 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 33 | 57 | 110 | 126 | 161 | 452 | 604 | 868 | 1027 | 955 | 883 | 763 | 644 | 477 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | ENE 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 |
6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 55 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 8 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 8 | W 17 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 7 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | SE 3 | ESE 4 |
230 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 63 | 45 | 63 | 229 | 63 | 259 | 63 | 148 | 36 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 63 | 133 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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