The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 9AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
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
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.8
WNW
7
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
157
153
96
73
72
49
48
33
33
57
110
126
161
452
604
868
1027
955
883
763
644
477
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:38AM3.72m
5:18PM3.86m
6:14AM3.76m
6:34PM4.01m
7:22AM3.94m
7:29PM4.24m
Low Tide
11:03AM2.65m
00:01AM2.49m
12:23PM2.55m
1:05AM2.25m
1:18PM2.35m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:40
8:37
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Temp °C
11
12
12
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
14
13
13
15
18
19
17
16
Feels °C
7
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
11
12
11
12
13
12
13
13
11
11
13
15
16
13
12
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