The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.2° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 1PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
W
10
0.7
N
7
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
WSW
8
1.1
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
38
38
45
54
39
37
34
33
24
24
32
29
29
21
330
544
457
387
323
272
220
225
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
15
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:32PM4.57m
00:36AM4.83m
1:10PM4.35m
1:17AM4.51m
1:52PM4.13m
Low Tide
6:16AM1.25m
6:23PM1.74m
6:55AM1.57m
7:03PM1.99m
7:36AM1.93m
7:49PM2.25m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
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light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:54
8:52
 mm
2
4
4
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
15
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
10
10
9
10
9
8
6
6
6
8
10
15
12
12
13
12
9
6
6
7
6
7
5
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