The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.1° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 11AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
2
W
7
2.2
W
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.3
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.5
W
8
2.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
595
493
374
294
237
264
226
231
257
240
252
268
411
551
713
766
826
882
904
866
888
881
780
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:57AM4.31m
3:51PM3.98m
4:00AM4.08m
4:54PM3.95m
5:13AM3.94m
6:01PM4.00m
Low Tide
9:27AM2.09m
9:49PM2.49m
10:35AM2.28m
11:12PM2.51m
11:45AM2.35m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:41
4:43
4:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:58
9:55
9:53
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
14
15
15
15
13
13
14
13
14
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
6
7
8
9
9
9
8
9
9
7
9
10
8
8
7
7
8
7
8
8
9
8
7
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