Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.8° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 9PM is: 6.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)--
Afternoon (27 Oct)21ft (6.5m)12s
Evening (27 Oct)20ft (6.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
6
6
6
7
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
W
12
6.5
W
13
6
W
14
5.5
W
13
5
WNW
13
4.5
WNW
13
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
W
10
1.3
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13028
14230
14362
10181
7721
6130
4637
4068
4137
3309
2602
2273
1514
1128
740
555
240
228
379
Wind (km/h)
60
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
25
S
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:57PM5.14m
9:20AM5.09m
9:40PM5.02m
10:01AM4.97m
Low Tide
2:57PM1.18m
3:17AM1.07m
3:38PM1.19m
3:58AM1.26m
4:22PM1.29m
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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clear
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clear
cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:22
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4:37
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4:35
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4:32
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2
2
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Temp °C
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
-4
-3
-2
0
2
4
3
1
3
5
5
7
7
7
9
11
10
10
10
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