The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.0° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 10PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)--
Afternoon (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
1
2
2
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
5
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
13
2.4
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
W
11
1.9
W
12
3.5
W
18
4.5
W
18
5
W
18
4.5
W
16
4.5
W
16
4
W
16
4
W
15
4
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2121
1590
1413
1121
899
792
611
566
501
629
988
6669
13415
13931
11244
10245
8646
7228
6286
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:36PM4.46m
8:10AM4.47m
8:11PM4.71m
8:40AM4.69m
8:43PM4.93m
Low Tide
1:32PM2.14m
1:54AM1.68m
2:06PM1.86m
2:27AM1.41m
2:39PM1.61m
clear
clear
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part cloud
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:09
7:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
9
9
11
12
14
14
13
13
11
11
12
13
14
12
12
Feels °C
5
6
7
7
5
4
5
6
8
8
9
7
5
4
5
6
8
7
6
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