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The Bowl surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 10PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 12 | N 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
198 | 116 | 74 | 62 | 58 | 110 | 53 | 34 | 52 | 77 | 55 | 54 | 70 | 45 | 1 | 178 | 148 | 156 | 157 | 203 | 307 | 314 | 314 | 230 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | 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 | cross | |
High Tide | 1:04PM4.50m | 1:08AM4.65m | 2:15PM4.30m | 2:13AM4.48m | 3:29PM4.18m | 3:24AM4.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM2.00m | 7:36AM1.54m | 7:56PM2.27m | 8:45AM1.70m | 9:09PM2.45m | 10:02AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 |
— | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 5 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 12 | SE 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 11 | E 6 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 198 | 116 | 74 | 62 | 21 | 110 | 14 | 34 | 52 | 77 | 38 | 24 | 18 | 45 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 203 | 307 | 314 | 314 | 230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | N 7 | W 10 | W 5 | — | SE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | SE 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 1 | 53 | 9 | — | 1 | 55 | 54 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | E 6 | N 7 | N 7 | E 5 | N 7 | SE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | W 5 | — | E 5 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 28 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | 29 | 123 | 178 | 148 | 156 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 176 | 345 | 345 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 10 |
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