The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.1° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 9AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (25 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
9
4
W
10
4.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.3
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
9
1.6
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.3
W
10
1.4
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1849
2698
3680
3042
2628
2192
1514
1066
850
698
544
473
394
433
452
472
611
575
487
424
443
340
384
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
50
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
25
W
30
W
20
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:29AM3.92m
7:01PM4.14m
7:34AM4.01m
7:51PM4.32m
8:24AM4.15m
8:32PM4.50m
Low Tide
12:46PM2.31m
1:24AM2.19m
1:36PM2.21m
2:10AM1.96m
2:18PM2.06m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:50
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:52
9:50
9:47
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
11
12
13
15
14
13
Feels °C
6
3
4
4
5
6
7
8
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
6
6
9
10
8
10
10
12
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