The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 12PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, moderate winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
1
1
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
6
2
W
7
2.3
W
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
W
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
250
259
282
388
601
754
827
917
997
1018
1051
1107
963
1040
1404
1706
2231
2849
2216
1856
1640
1490
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
45
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:00AM4.08m
4:54PM3.95m
5:13AM3.94m
6:01PM4.00m
6:29AM3.92m
7:01PM4.14m
Low Tide
10:35AM2.28m
11:12PM2.51m
11:45AM2.35m
00:26AM2.39m
12:46PM2.31m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:46
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:55
9:53
9:52
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
14
14
13
14
16
15
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
9
8
6
7
8
8
6
7
10
8
8
5
6
6
4
5
5
4
7
7
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