Surf Forecast Surf Report

The Bowl surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 09 May 2025 BST
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The Bowl surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
9.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Bowl today?

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (09 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (09 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
W
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)99999999811111112131414141313131313131313131212121111111111101010101010101010101099999998884881212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1341341361391681992633402703491072148521162904384036443206287524122088185718571886173915561256872755658540422356350292231218163163128125135169173169163156124119929061583837221511111226
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
0
WNW
10
NNE
10
E
5
SE
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
0
SSE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrossglassglassglassoncrosscross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
4.33
7:29AM
4.52
8:07PM
4.47
8:07AM
4.61
8:36PM
4.59
8:40AM
4.66
9:04PM
4.68
9:13AM
4.67
9:32PM
4.74
9:45AM
4.63
10:01PM
4.75
10:17AM
4.55
10:30PM
4.71
10:51AM
4.45
11:01PM
4.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:25AM
2.10
1:48PM
1.61
2:02AM
1.91
2:21PM
1.54
2:36AM
1.75
2:53PM
1.51
3:09AM
1.64
3:23PM
1.52
3:42AM
1.58
3:54PM
1.57
4:16AM
1.58
4:26PM
1.66
4:49AM
1.62
4:58PM
1.79
5:25AM
1.70
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---5:01-------4:58-------4:56-------4:54-------4:52-------4:48-------4:47-------4:45
Sunset-------9:22-------9:23-------9:27-------9:29-------9:30-------9:32-------9:35----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C11101010121514141312121315171414141313131718171511109101416171613121212151818161414141415181815141313121416161414141414
Feels °C (?)9888101411111111910121611121210991313119555581012129788111313121111121213151411109981011119991011
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