Official Rating
User Rating
Difficulty 4
Break frequency 5
180 days a year
Wave Direction
Swell Direction
2.0m - 2.5m Swell
Wind Direction
Tide
recommended board
- Shaper: Mc Tavish
- Design: Fireball
- Sizes: 9'1" to 9'6"
- Surfer Weight: >80kg to any weight
Originally designed for Gareth Donovan when he won the 1995 Australian Longboard Title at famous Bell's Beach, the FIREBALL has gone from strength to strength, becoming the benchmark Longboard across the wor... Read more
general information
When the banks are good in the rivermouth and a punchy, clean west swell is coming in around head high with an east wind combo, then Bowes can have some peachy beach break waves over a sandy sea bed. When really good you'll get nice hollow barrels wrapping around the banks making it a good option for those not into heavy reefs.
Wave length
50-100m
Best months
May - September
Equipment
Body Board, Short board, Long board
Wave type
Barreling
Access
Standard Paddle
Hazards
Sharks, Rips
5 Day Forecast
| Swell Period | 13.36 | 13.73 | 13.24 | 13.18 | 13.02 | 12.60 | 16.66 | 16.51 | 16.70 | 16.46 |
| Swell Direction | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind Direction | SSE | SSE | E | E | ENE | ENE | NNE | E | ENE | E |
| Wind (kts) | 10 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 9 |
Air - Sea - Swell - Wind
- Spring suit
- Spring suit
- 3/2 steamer
- 3/2 steamer
S
0M / F6
S
0M / F6
SE
0M / F6
S
0M / F6
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