The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.5° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 9PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
313
292
299
258
230
189
162
153
101
73
72
49
48
33
44
70
81
159
196
313
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:54PM3.84m
4:38AM3.72m
5:18PM3.86m
6:14AM3.76m
6:34PM4.01m
Low Tide
9:29AM2.54m
10:25PM2.60m
11:03AM2.65m
00:01AM2.49m
12:23PM2.55m
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5:47
5:48
5:50
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8:46
8:44
8:40
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Temp °C
11
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
9
11
11
11
11
12
11
13
12
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