The Bowl Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report and Surf Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
1-2FT
Knee to thigh
Swell
Wind
21KTSWSW
24kts gusts, Cross-shore
Tide
Temperature
71°F
1mm wetsuit
Suffolk County Forecast
Tim Kent •Today
Small windswell for the morning. Increasing onshore winds and building, choppy windswell for PM.
Dawn to Midday: Small surf to start this morning with SW/WSW winds adding some texture and bump already. I'm seeing mainly knee-thigh high surf without much shape to it. Another morning of rideable surf, but pretty mediocre.
Afternoon Outlook: Stronger onshore winds mean we'll get some more size to develop. Expect waist+ surf over the mid/late PM. Conditions by then are choppy and disorganized, but at least we'll have a bit more size.
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The Bowl exists on the east end of Ponquogue Beach, courtesy of a river jetty. Some will say it's perfect; some will say it sucks. But when a decent S swell shows its teeth, there will be no naysayers. In fact, the largest S swells turn The Bowl into one of the few big-wave spots in all of New York. While The Bowl is a go-to spot when everywhere else is closing out, it is also a notch above when everywhere else is pretty good. But this is all rare: for about 360-some days a year, The Bowl is the... Read more