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The Bowl surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 GMT
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The Bowl surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
8.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Bowl today?

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 8AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)14131313121212121111111110101010109201918161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13521141865623513413336268246195185182133969468444135315644047482355305133
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
4.56
8:14PM
4.36
8:20AM
4.72
8:50PM
4.49
8:53AM
4.85
9:23PM
4.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:31AM
1.97
2:01PM
1.71
2:08AM
1.83
2:36PM
1.52
2:43AM
1.72
3:10PM
1.38
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise--8:49-------8:48-------8:45-----
Sunset----3:59-------4:00-------4:02---
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C455777765556546766566677
Feels °C (?)-10-21123210020-2012201100-1
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