Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 5PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | N 8 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 12 | 281 | 553 | 514 | 405 | 491 | 898 | 1042 | 1437 | 1400 | 1144 | 901 | 584 | 431 | 313 | 241 | 194 | 157 | 122 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:47AM4.72m | 11:55PM4.92m | 12:25PM4.57m | 00:38AM4.69m | 1:11PM4.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM1.57m | 6:21AM1.42m | 6:34PM1.76m | 7:04AM1.70m | 7:23PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 6 | N 8 |
35 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 91 | 1042 | 1437 | 1400 | 1144 | 901 | 584 | 431 | 313 | 241 | 194 | 157 | 64 | 91 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | N 14 | N 13 | NNW 12 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | N 9 | W 11 |
26 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 31 | — | — | 57 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 18 | 10 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 122 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 14 | — | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 7 |
17 | 130 | 281 | 553 | 514 | 405 | 491 | 898 | 122 | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 119 | 104 | 89 | — | 107 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 453 | 421 | 424 | 421 | 412 | 207 | 207 | 63 | 35 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 364 | 422 | 531 | 141 | 7 | 7 |
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