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The Bowl surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Bowl surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
10.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Bowl today (01 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 12AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 15 | W 14 | |
134 | 104 | 102 | 108 | 139 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 91 | 61 | 59 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 68 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:38PM4.72m | 10:01AM4.44m | 10:10PM4.73m | 10:37AM4.38m | 10:43PM4.69m | 11:15AM4.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM1.69m | 3:54AM1.59m | 4:02PM1.75m | 4:30AM1.59m | 4:36PM1.83m | 5:06AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | — | — | 10:10 |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 12 | N 8 | N 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 4 | NNE 8 | W 14 |
 kJ | 134 | 104 | 102 | 76 | 139 | 49 | 32 | 66 | 91 | 61 | 59 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 19 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | N 9 | W 12 | W 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 17 | WSW 9 | NNE 8 | W 15 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 72 | 75 | 82 | 108 | 53 | 69 | 66 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 68 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | — | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | SE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 13 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 59 | 63 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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