The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.0° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 1AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.8
WNW
11
1
W
10
1.7
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
650
471
399
289
276
263
254
236
268
312
317
252
242
367
749
200
573
156
153
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
20
W
25
NW
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:49PM5.21m
11:16AM4.81m
11:23PM5.00m
11:47AM4.64m
Low Tide
4:40PM1.32m
5:06AM1.09m
5:15PM1.44m
5:39AM1.36m
5:50PM1.64m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:38
7:36
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
13
13
15
14
16
15
16
16
15
14
12
13
15
14
13
11
Feels °C
12
10
9
10
10
11
11
13
14
15
14
13
11
8
8
10
7
9
5
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