The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.1° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 2PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (26 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
W
10
2.2
NW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
W
10
1.9
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
9
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.3
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.9
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
867
698
544
473
450
887
533
520
561
485
477
506
426
383
355
377
313
289
295
306
313
257
335
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
N
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
5
S
15
SE
20
SE
20
S
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:34AM4.01m
7:51PM4.32m
8:24AM4.15m
8:32PM4.50m
9:05AM4.29m
9:09PM4.66m
Low Tide
1:24AM2.19m
1:36PM2.21m
2:10AM1.96m
2:18PM2.06m
2:49AM1.76m
2:55PM1.92m
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:52
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:50
9:47
9:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
16
17
15
Feels °C
10
9
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
7
9
8
8
8
9
9
11
10
9
10
12
12
11
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