Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 1AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
56 | 43 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 42 | 90 | 132 | 148 | 109 | 52 | 112 | 137 | 113 | 188 | 144 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:47PM5.13m | 11:13AM4.82m | 11:19PM5.06m | 11:47AM4.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM1.40m | 5:08AM1.12m | 5:17PM1.45m | 5:43AM1.23m | 5:54PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 6 | NW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 |
56 | 43 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 148 | 30 | 52 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 47 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | N 7 | NW 6 | N 8 | NW 6 | — | — | N 14 |
1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 11 | W 8 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 4 | W 11 | — | N 9 | NE 9 | N 6 | N 8 | W 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — |
1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — | W 6 | SSW 4 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 42 | 90 | 132 | — | 109 | 9 | 112 | 137 | 113 | 188 | 144 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 369 | 592 | 592 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 171 | 183 |
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