The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.9°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 (28 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 9PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon morning).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
54
70
56
57
72
95
105
132
152
159
159
135
114
92
71
71
56
44
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:46PM5.03m
10:13AM4.81m
10:16PM5.11m
10:42AM4.84m
Low Tide
3:40PM1.52m
4:03AM1.17m
4:11PM1.43m
4:35AM1.10m
4:44PM1.40m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:23
8:22
 mm
4
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
10
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