Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.9° 

The Bowl surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Bowl today (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 9PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
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6
8
6
5
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
11
2
WNW
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.1
W
11
0.5
WNW
11
5.5
WSW
10
6.5
W
12
7
W
14
6.5
W
14
5.5
W
14
5
WNW
13
4.5
WNW
13
5
W
13
4.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
761
354
358
180
305
68
6334
12856
18286
16524
11029
8285
7150
7076
5695
3823
2915
2371
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
45
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
SSW
65
SSW
60
SW
60
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
35
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-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-off
High Tide
8:18PM5.15m
8:44AM5.11m
8:57PM5.14m
9:20AM5.09m
Low Tide
2:19PM1.26m
2:39AM1.00m
2:57PM1.18m
3:17AM1.07m
3:38PM1.19m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
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rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
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7:16
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7:20
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4:39
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4:37
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4:35
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 mm
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3
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1
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1
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1
1
2
1
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Temp °C
9
11
12
13
15
11
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
0
3
7
7
9
4
-4
-4
-6
-4
-3
0
2
3
2
3
5
5
6
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