Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 6PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 13 | W 15 | W 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | N 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1656 | 1276 | 1638 | 3552 | 7683 | 23706 | 27217 | 17122 | 13221 | 11277 | 8760 | 6943 | 5610 | 4696 | 3465 | 2716 | 1517 | 1018 | 1075 | 1322 | 1465 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:10AM4.70m | 11:28PM4.52m | 11:40AM4.53m | 00:05AM4.24m | 12:15PM4.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM1.61m | 5:37AM1.82m | 6:01PM1.83m | 6:10AM2.11m | 6:42PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | SE 8 | W 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 14 | N 13 |
| kJ | 1656 | 1276 | 1638 | 3552 | 25 | 23706 | 27217 | 17122 | 13221 | 11277 | 8760 | 6943 | 5610 | 4696 | 3465 | 2716 | 1517 | 1018 | 791 | 1322 | 1465 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 23 | NNW 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 14 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 183 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 430 | 472 | 1075 | 461 | 461 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 231 | 651 | 469 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 80 | 108 | 84 | 7683 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 541 | 425 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 850 | 997 | 759 | 995 | 421 | 362 | 426 | 7 | 123 | 171 | 148 | 190 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 608 | 895 | 183 | 86 |
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