Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 9PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 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 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 10 | W 9 | N 9 | W 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 86 | 80 | 74 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 56 | 64 | 86 | 110 | 104 | 102 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 106 | 42 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:12AM4.84m | 9:16PM5.15m | 9:57AM4.97m | 9:59PM5.31m | 10:39AM4.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM1.49m | 3:34AM0.89m | 3:48PM1.37m | 4:17AM0.79m | 4:28PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 18 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 86 | 80 | 74 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 56 | 64 | 86 | 110 | 104 | 102 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 65 | 45 | 42 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 9 | W 6 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 37 | 53 | 49 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 60 | 68 | 45 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | W 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 12 | N 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 9 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 106 | 35 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 287 | 1144 | 678 | 668 | 700 |
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