Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
12.0°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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 3AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (30 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
11
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.7
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
382
932
772
673
590
488
473
466
630
365
1142
1065
1162
1162
1249
1156
1121
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:27PM4.81m
10:45AM4.78m
11:24PM4.53m
11:39AM4.55m
Low Tide
4:42AM1.55m
5:11PM1.47m
5:32AM1.90m
6:09PM1.69m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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7:26
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4:30
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4:28
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2
2
1
2
1
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Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
13
14
15
15
13
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
9
9
7
7
6
8
10
12
13
11
7
7
7
8
9
8
6
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