The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.8° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 1AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (07 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (07 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1
4
6
4
4
3
4
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.7
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
9
2.1
W
9
2.5
W
11
3.5
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
13
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.2
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
49
71
472
230
182
463
723
1636
5566
6646
5200
3090
2107
1764
1477
1027
577
564
Wind (km/h)
25
S
35
S
25
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
SE
20
NE
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:06PM4.09m
6:11AM4.14m
6:28PM4.33m
7:23AM4.42m
7:29PM4.65m
Low Tide
11:44PM2.10m
12:19PM2.25m
00:56AM1.73m
1:20PM1.99m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
7:59
7:55
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
14
13
13
14
15
15
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
15
13
13
7
7
7
8
7
7
5
4
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
8
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