The Bowl Surf Break

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

Issued: 6 am 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
10.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 1PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
43
42
63
59
55
52
50
154
151
154
161
161
196
237
233
223
170
132
129
97
68
112
43
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
E
5
SE
10
S
0
NNW
5
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SW
0
NNE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
20
ESE
30
S
10
SW
10
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:04AM4.88m
11:12PM5.10m
12:00PM4.76m
00:02AM5.01m
12:56PM4.60m
00:54AM4.87m
Low Tide
4:44AM1.00m
5:01PM1.48m
5:34AM1.03m
5:49PM1.66m
6:25AM1.14m
6:39PM1.88m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:03
4:03
4:03
4:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:25
10:25
10:27
10:27
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
15
15
15
14
13
12
14
15
17
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
19
16
14
12
11
Feels °C
12
11
11
14
15
14
11
9
8
10
13
15
13
14
14
14
13
13
10
15
15
13
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.8
W
5
0.7
WSW
6
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.6
W
8
Energy kJ
24
43
42
63
59
55
34
40
154
151
154
161
161
196
237
233
223
170
132
129
97
68
5
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
N
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
6
25
26
26
25
24
52
50
13
13
13
12
12
11
6
5
8
5
5
4
15
12
4
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
22
6
3
3
3
23
22
1
1
1
4
1
1
4
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
SE
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
4
Energy kJ
11
2
3
1
1
1
3
10
19
112
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
63
0
7
63
424
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
7
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