Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.1° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 10PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (19 Oct)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
5
5
5
3
3
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
16
3.5
WNW
15
3.5
WNW
15
3.5
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5700
5938
5322
4555
3811
2977
2553
2200
1960
1804
1592
1430
1279
1121
1183
1261
1405
1808
1893
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
W
10
SSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:39PM3.83m
5:03AM3.73m
5:02PM3.93m
6:06AM3.95m
6:03PM4.15m
Low Tide
10:28PM2.46m
11:00AM2.75m
11:43PM2.26m
12:07PM2.51m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
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5:59
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5:55
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5:53
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1
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1
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Temp °C
10
10
10
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
5
4
4
7
6
3
4
3
1
3
3
5
6
5
5
6
7
7
7
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