The Bowl Surf Break

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

Issued: 12 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 4AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
192
196
154
202
194
196
196
188
146
134
129
99
73
50
47
80
58
58
69
81
110
74
88
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
E
10
S
10
WNW
5
E
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:12PM5.10m
12:00PM4.76m
00:02AM5.01m
12:56PM4.60m
00:54AM4.87m
1:53PM4.42m
Low Tide
5:34AM1.03m
5:49PM1.66m
6:25AM1.14m
6:39PM1.88m
7:19AM1.33m
7:31PM2.11m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:03
4:03
4:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:25
10:27
10:27
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
14
16
15
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
15
15
15
13
Feels °C
9
9
11
13
13
13
14
11
13
11
9
10
11
14
12
12
12
10
11
11
11
10
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
71
192
196
154
202
194
196
196
188
146
134
129
99
73
50
27
80
58
58
69
4
4
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
N
7
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
22
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
5
5
5
5
5
4
19
47
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
N
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
4
4
1
3
1
1
5
5
4
2
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
6
0.3
NW
2
0.9
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
Energy kJ
40
1
81
110
74
88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
16
16
21
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
752
947
469
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Bowl surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest