The Bowl surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Bowl today?

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 1PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 07). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (07 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
1
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.8
W
0.8
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
1.2
W
1.8
W
2
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)9888812111111101014121111121213131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7615032121717217415723522316712757791199493410669801514149112331062925827814
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
25
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
0
S
10
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:03AM
5.07
11:51PM
4.54
11:47AM
4.89
12:37AM
4.33
12:32PM
4.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
1.68
5:25PM
1.17
5:32AM
1.87
6:11PM
1.42
6:16AM
2.08
6:59PM
1.70
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
Sunrise---9:00-------9:00------8:59-----
Sunset----3:40-------3:41-------3:42---
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-11----------------31--
Temp. °C343432210-111111112332333
Feels °C (?)-6-4-3-5-5-5-1-3-5-7-5-6-5-5-5-4-4-3-11-2-1-4-3
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