The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.2° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 1PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.3
W
6
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
93
105
297
270
302
302
270
270
223
177
118
91
71
49
40
40
39
48
45
41
40
40
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:18AM4.92m
11:19PM5.28m
11:55AM4.77m
11:57PM5.10m
12:32PM4.57m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.82m
5:07PM1.40m
5:37AM0.98m
5:45PM1.53m
6:16AM1.25m
6:23PM1.74m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:37
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9:02
9:00
8:57
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Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
9
8
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
8
10
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
7
7
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