The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
W
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
W
8
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
13
12
11
11
22
34
70
67
81
57
56
52
35
22
21
11
19
41
52
53
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
25
N
25
N
20
N
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:43AM4.38m
8:45PM4.70m
9:14AM4.57m
9:16PM4.89m
9:44AM4.72m
9:46PM5.03m
Low Tide
2:35PM1.88m
2:59AM1.48m
3:08PM1.68m
3:31AM1.30m
3:40PM1.52m
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:30
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
17
16
16
15
14
15
16
18
18
17
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
12
13
13
13
13
11
13
13
14
14
15
12
12
11
13
12
11
9
9
10
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