The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 8AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
847
955
1055
1099
1187
1384
1131
1157
1465
1809
2105
4391
4084
3320
2648
1820
1186
872
698
533
473
394
523
544
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
WSW
55
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:13AM3.94m
6:01PM4.00m
6:29AM3.92m
7:01PM4.14m
7:34AM4.01m
7:51PM4.32m
Low Tide
11:12PM2.51m
11:45AM2.35m
00:26AM2.39m
12:46PM2.31m
1:24AM2.19m
1:36PM2.21m
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light rain
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:46
4:48
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:53
9:52
9:50
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
11
Feels °C
8
8
6
7
8
7
8
6
5
5
6
3
4
4
5
7
7
8
9
8
9
9
9
8
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