The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.0° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
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)
1.4
WNW
8
1.1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
N
8
1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.4
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
157
104
98
74
99
96
96
74
99
59
94
154
280
268
232
182
188
170
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
S
5
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:42PM4.80m
10:12AM4.53m
10:14PM4.89m
10:43AM4.59m
Low Tide
3:30PM1.78m
3:58AM1.44m
4:04PM1.69m
4:30AM1.35m
4:37PM1.63m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
5:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:44
9:42
9:38
 mm
1
1
4
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
13
12
11
12
14
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
11
13
11
10
8
9
12
10
12
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
6
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