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The Bowl surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
8.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Bowl today?
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 6AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 | |
33 | 33 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 39 | 74 | 92 | 71 | 363 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:14AM4.48m | 2:14PM4.21m | 2:25AM4.27m | 3:46PM4.06m | 3:50AM4.18m | 5:16PM4.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM1.76m | 8:08PM2.33m | 9:00AM1.94m | 9:35PM2.55m | 10:32AM1.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
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Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | W 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 |
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 39 | 74 | 92 | 71 | 363 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | N 13 | NNE 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | NW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 9 | NNE 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | NW 7 | W 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NNE 3 | N 4 | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 15 | — | — | 4 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 59 | 453 | 1085 | 648 | 601 | 597 | 484 | 484 | 484 | 207 | 176 | 170 | 157 | 17 | 21 | 170 | 170 | 303 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 9 |
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