The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.6° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 8PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.4
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
23
55
192
237
214
191
133
125
110
108
101
101
241
192
147
136
114
84
84
79
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:57AM4.92m
10:59PM5.25m
11:45AM4.85m
11:44PM5.19m
12:31PM4.70m
Low Tide
4:47PM1.44m
5:20AM0.88m
5:31PM1.54m
6:05AM1.00m
6:14PM1.70m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:31
4:31
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:08
10:07
10:05
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
19
16
14
12
10
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
16
18
17
14
12
11
7
7
8
7
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
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