The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.0° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 4PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (28 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (28 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.7
W
9
2
W
9
2.1
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1
NNW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.3
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
240
246
241
224
252
435
637
716
562
443
295
212
279
193
151
126
133
162
178
223
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SW
25
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:05AM4.29m
9:09PM4.66m
9:40AM4.43m
9:42PM4.80m
10:12AM4.53m
Low Tide
2:55PM1.92m
3:24AM1.58m
3:30PM1.78m
3:58AM1.44m
4:04PM1.69m
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:56
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:45
9:44
9:42
 mm
1
3
1
4
1
Temp °C
13
14
19
18
16
15
13
13
15
16
15
14
12
11
12
12
11
10
13
13
11
Feels °C
10
11
17
14
14
11
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
11
11
10
7
8
7
6
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