The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.0° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 4AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (28 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (28 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
W
9
1.6
W
9
2
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.2
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.6
W
8
1.5
WNW
8
1
NW
8
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.6
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
7
1.3
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
289
235
235
240
246
241
230
386
627
904
803
562
358
273
129
238
180
109
123
183
151
289
179
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:05AM4.29m
9:09PM4.66m
9:40AM4.43m
9:42PM4.80m
10:12AM4.53m
Low Tide
2:49AM1.76m
2:55PM1.92m
3:24AM1.58m
3:30PM1.78m
3:58AM1.44m
4:04PM1.69m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:56
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:45
9:44
9:42
 mm
1
4
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
19
18
16
14
13
13
15
16
15
14
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
10
18
14
13
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
8
8
9
9
10
9
8
8
8
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