Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
12.1°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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 6AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (26 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
8 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
3
4
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
8.5
WNW
13
7
WNW
13
6
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
2.2
W
11
1.8
W
11
2
WNW
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
12
4
WSW
16
6.5
W
16
7
W
16
7.5
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24069
16763
9399
5227
3076
1158
743
761
354
351
180
311
389
8107
20381
24971
23528
Wind (km/h)
75
W
65
W
50
WNW
35
W
20
SW
25
SSE
40
SE
45
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSW
45
SSW
55
SW
60
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:41PM5.06m
8:08AM5.05m
8:18PM5.15m
8:44AM5.11m
8:57PM5.14m
Low Tide
2:02AM1.05m
2:19PM1.26m
2:39AM1.00m
2:57PM1.18m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
8
8
9
9
8
10
10
10
11
12
15
11
9
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
-8
-6
-2
1
3
4
2
1
5
6
9
2
-1
-3
-5
-4
-2
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