Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.1° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 5AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (11 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
0
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.5
W
12
1.3
WSW
8
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
2
W
11
3
W
10
3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3413
2517
1518
1121
810
616
473
370
276
235
157
117
88
43
28
26
45
65
218
617
607
900
1677
3863
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
E
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
W
35
WSW
40
W
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:43AM4.96m
9:49PM5.13m
10:13AM4.92m
10:22PM5.00m
10:41AM4.83m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.99m
3:41PM1.32m
4:02AM1.10m
4:15PM1.34m
4:34AM1.29m
4:50PM1.44m
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cloud
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light rain
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light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
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6:17
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3
3
1
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Temp °C
9
9
10
10
11
11
10
8
9
8
8
10
12
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
10
10
Feels °C
5
5
7
6
7
9
8
3
4
3
3
5
8
9
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
5
1
3
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