Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 9PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | NNE 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 88 | 60 | 27 | 26 | 44 | 26 | 7 | 1325 | 876 | 553 | 554 | 984 | 2840 | 1999 | 1584 | 1229 | 1056 | 1522 | 2961 | 6625 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:13AM4.92m | 10:22PM5.00m | 10:41AM4.83m | 10:54PM4.78m | 11:10AM4.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM1.34m | 4:34AM1.29m | 4:50PM1.44m | 5:06AM1.54m | 5:24PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 15 |
| kJ | 117 | 88 | 60 | 27 | 26 | 44 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 169 | 500 | 16 | 16 | 1999 | 1584 | 1229 | 1056 | 1522 | 2961 | 6625 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | 35 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 8 | — | 15 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 15 | W 14 | NNE 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 25 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SSE 2 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 79 | 49 | 27 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 167 | 1325 | 876 | 553 | 554 | 984 | 2840 | — | 15 | 23 | 38 | 69 | 104 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 302 | 10 | 421 | 186 | 190 | 186 | 186 | 421 | 186 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 997 | 759 | 778 | 34 |
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