Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
12.0°C
0.9° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 3PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (02 Nov)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.7
WNW
18
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
W
15
1.7
W
15
1.7
W
14
1.7
W
15
1.6
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
531
492
459
450
342
288
221
207
169
169
329
677
893
794
1241
1208
1241
971
1072
869
782
673
497
418
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:10PM4.22m
3:37AM4.11m
3:35PM4.27m
4:53AM4.25m
4:47PM4.43m
5:50AM4.44m
Low Tide
7:53AM2.50m
8:50PM1.92m
9:27AM2.53m
10:14PM1.79m
10:44AM2.36m
11:19PM1.58m
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Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
6
6
5
6
9
10
9
10
9
9
10
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
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