The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.1° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 11PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
6
1.6
W
8
2.2
W
8
2.2
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
2
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.3
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
43
32
22
19
31
61
292
643
770
734
665
651
707
810
818
963
832
614
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
W
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
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
2:44PM4.17m
3:01AM4.28m
3:55PM4.11m
4:23AM4.15m
5:15PM4.16m
Low Tide
8:50PM2.27m
9:36AM2.09m
10:15PM2.33m
11:01AM2.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:24
9:22
9:20
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
11
10
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
6
7
8
11
12
12
10
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