Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 3AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3172 | 2355 | 2622 | 3051 | 2836 | 2770 | 2962 | 3601 | 3889 | 4869 | 6062 | 5451 | 4311 | 3826 | 4096 | 4308 | 3492 | 3087 | 2799 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:43PM4.00m | 2:27AM3.75m | 2:54PM3.82m | 4:08AM3.61m | 4:32PM3.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04PM2.43m | 8:25AM2.67m | 9:34PM2.60m | 10:12AM2.82m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3172 | 2355 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 2622 | 3051 | 2836 | 2770 | 2962 | 3601 | 3889 | 4869 | 6062 | 5451 | 4311 | 3826 | 4096 | 4308 | 3492 | 3087 | 2799 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 453 | 421 | 759 | 678 | 759 | 1106 | 759 | 1106 | 803 | 803 | 757 | 756 | 756 | 660 | 577 | 572 | 421 | 288 |
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