The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.3° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 10AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
11
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
39
96
131
113
122
346
480
931
1064
942
883
778
657
584
476
461
354
317
188
140
111
104
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
0
W
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
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
High Tide
6:14AM3.76m
6:34PM4.01m
7:22AM3.94m
7:29PM4.24m
8:08AM4.17m
8:10PM4.48m
Low Tide
12:23PM2.55m
1:05AM2.25m
1:18PM2.35m
1:49AM1.97m
1:59PM2.11m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:37
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
17
18
16
14
13
13
12
15
16
15
14
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
12
13
13
13
13
11
11
13
13
14
13
11
9
9
8
10
11
10
10
8
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