The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW 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 (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 8PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.9
WNW
7
2.1
W
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
9
2.3
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
413
294
237
264
212
231
246
240
276
268
383
518
639
688
808
924
929
985
997
986
955
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
45
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
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
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<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
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
14
14
13
14
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
7
8
8
9
8
9
10
8
7
7
8
8
6
7
9
8
8
6
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