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The Bowl surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 22 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Bowl today?
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 11 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | |
35 | 34 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 134 | 157 | 207 | 308 | 262 | 234 | 332 | 234 | 198 | 128 | 284 | 1179 | 1541 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross | glassy | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:15PM4.30m | 2:13AM4.48m | 3:29PM4.18m | 3:24AM4.38m | 4:42PM4.15m | 4:34AM4.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM1.54m | 7:56PM2.27m | 8:45AM1.70m | 9:09PM2.45m | 10:02AM1.79m | 10:28PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | 9:55 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WSW 11 | SE 6 | W 10 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | — |
 kJ | 35 | 34 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 31 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 262 | 234 | 1 | 234 | 6 | 71 | 284 | 1179 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | W 10 | SE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | W 10 | — | WNW 16 | W 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 71 | — | 52 | 236 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 11 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | WNW 6 | W 3 | W 5 | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | W 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 45 | — | 18 | 52 | 146 | 137 | 137 | 134 | 157 | 207 | 308 | — | — | 332 | — | 198 | 128 | — | — | 1541 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 345 | 345 | 176 | 345 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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