The Bowl surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 24 May 2026 BST
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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
9.3° 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 12PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (24 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (24 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
16
1.3
W
15
1.6
W
14
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
12
2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.4
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
225
202
162
159
123
71
131
711
1002
1252
1094
737
692
1148
1227
1543
1826
1715
1363
1086
867
692
418
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
W
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:24AM4.38m
4:42PM4.15m
4:34AM4.36m
5:46PM4.20m
5:39AM4.39m
6:40PM4.29m
Low Tide
10:02AM1.79m
10:28PM2.48m
11:14AM1.77m
11:38PM2.38m
12:13PM1.72m
00:35AM2.21m
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:28
4:28
4:26
4:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:53
9:55
9:58
9:59
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
14
14
15
14
13
14
13
14
15
14
12
11
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
11
10
10
12
11
11
11
12
13
11
11
10
8
5
5
4
3
3
5
5
5
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
1.3
W
15
1.6
W
14
1.8
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
12
2.4
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.4
W
10
Energy kJ
262
225
202
162
159
123
71
72
711
1002
1094
737
692
1363
1086
867
692
418
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.8
NNW
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
6
21
129
84
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.5
W
16
Energy kJ
1
1
131
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.4
WSW
3
1.9
W
13
1.2
W
6
1.3
W
6
2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
Energy kJ
4
33
61
3
1252
92
116
1148
1227
1543
1826
1715
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
Distance (km)
7
0
7
0
0
7
7
17
0
0
7
7
29
34
288
287
287
287
287
287
35
35
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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