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The Bowl surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
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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
9.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Bowl today (27 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | |
123 | 121 | 92 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 48 | 46 | 31 | 380 | 636 | 572 | 411 | 269 | 214 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:25PM4.40m | 7:25AM4.50m | 8:02PM4.50m | 8:09AM4.52m | 8:36PM4.60m | 8:48AM4.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM1.67m | 1:22AM2.03m | 1:43PM1.64m | 2:04AM1.86m | 2:21PM1.63m | 2:42AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | — | — | 10:05 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 18 | W 18 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
123 | 121 | 92 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 38 | 48 | 46 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 214 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 6 | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | W 11 | N 8 |
43 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | W 11 |
— | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | — | W 3 | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — |
2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 44 | — | 1 | — | 10 | 6 | 15 | 144 | 380 | 636 | 572 | 411 | 269 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 369 | 369 | 223 | 176 | 203 | 83 | 21 | 20 | 592 | 453 | 345 | 176 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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