The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.3° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 9PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
7
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.3
NNW
9
2.1
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.4
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
792
812
784
628
1263
1064
1105
990
809
671
474
298
286
235
160
129
102
72
54
Wind (km/h)
40
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:32PM4.36m
7:16AM4.39m
7:36PM4.63m
8:20AM4.63m
8:30PM4.91m
Low Tide
1:01AM1.85m
1:26PM1.88m
1:59AM1.47m
2:19PM1.67m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:15
9:13
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
15
15
Feels °C
7
6
5
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
7
8
9
7
6
7
9
12
12
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