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The Bowl surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 03 Jan 2026 GMT
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The Bowl surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
9.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Bowl today?

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 7AM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jan)16ft (5.0m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jan)18ft (5.5m)11s
Evening (03 Jan)16ft (5.0m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tue
06
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
NNW
6
NNW
5
N
5
N
5.5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
4.5
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
N
3
N
3.5
N
3
N
2.5
N
2.4
N
2.3
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
1.9
N
1.7
N
1.9
N
Period(s) (?)111211111111111111111010101010101010101211111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)622591076883646270206348588952374528388230392458203717632026172513031138103918931458804575683
Wind
(km/h)
55
N
50
NNW
50
N
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
N
30
NNE
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
5.03
8:40PM
4.88
8:51AM
5.15
9:31PM
4.91
9:36AM
5.21
10:19PM
4.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
1.42
2:22PM
1.11
2:39AM
1.39
3:10PM
0.96
3:24AM
1.42
3:55PM
0.91
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tue
06
Sunrise---9:03-------9:03-------9:02----
Sunset----3:33-------3:34-------3:36---
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-2------------3131--21--
Temp. °C132111111001102223324321
Feels °C (?)-12-10-10-11-12-11-11-12-11-12-12-10-9-10-8-7-7-6-7-6-4-5-5-4
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