Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.9° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 34ft (10.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 28ft (8.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 5AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (25 Oct)34ft (10.5m)14s
Evening (25 Oct)28ft (8.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
9 PM
12 AM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
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0
3
4
3
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
11
2.1
W
16
2
W
15
4
W
14
8
W
14
11
WNW
14
9.5
WNW
14
8.5
WNW
13
7
WNW
13
6
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
11
3
NW
11
2.2
W
11
1.7
W
11
2
WNW
10
1.3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
604
556
2164
1769
6884
23339
43420
36117
24441
16696
9696
5118
1767
1151
663
761
354
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
25
SSE
40
WNW
45
W
70
WNW
80
WNW
85
WNW
80
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
50
WNW
30
W
20
SSW
25
SSE
35
SE
45
SE
30
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:05PM4.89m
7:35AM4.91m
7:41PM5.06m
8:08AM5.05m
8:18PM5.15m
Low Tide
1:26AM1.19m
1:42PM1.42m
2:02AM1.05m
2:19PM1.26m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:15
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3:43
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4:39
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1
2
4
4
4
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2
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4
2
Temp °C
8
9
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
10
9
10
11
Feels °C
0
3
1
-2
-5
-8
-9
-8
-7
-6
-2
2
3
5
1
1
5
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