The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 12PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
84
84
91
102
47
62
68
104
140
183
207
188
138
179
178
256
284
187
241
316
395
397
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:16PM4.50m
1:14AM4.84m
2:04PM4.29m
2:03AM4.58m
2:54PM4.11m
Low Tide
6:51AM1.22m
6:58PM1.91m
7:38AM1.51m
7:46PM2.13m
8:29AM1.81m
8:40PM2.34m
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4:35
4:37
4:39
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10:04
10:01
10:00
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Temp °C
10
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
6
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
6
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