The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.1° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 5PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (05 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.9
N
8
2.4
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.2
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.5
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
W
5
0.3
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
1.2
W
6
1.9
W
8
2.3
W
9
2.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
265
419
636
689
521
343
270
206
92
72
43
32
22
18
15
29
120
466
859
897
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
40
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:46PM4.29m
1:55AM4.48m
2:44PM4.17m
3:01AM4.28m
3:55PM4.11m
Low Tide
7:34AM1.68m
7:47PM2.10m
8:27AM1.89m
8:50PM2.27m
9:36AM2.09m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:13
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:28
9:24
9:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
13
11
8
5
5
6
5
5
6
8
8
10
10
9
8
9
9
8
10
9
10
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