Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
12.0°C
0.9° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 10AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (31 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (31 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
2
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.8
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
893
1065
1162
1288
1230
1279
1121
920
807
794
715
609
1018
984
814
667
634
685
588
555
459
394
342
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:39AM4.55m
00:37AM4.25m
12:46PM4.34m
2:06AM4.09m
2:10PM4.22m
Low Tide
5:32AM1.90m
6:09PM1.69m
6:33AM2.25m
7:21PM1.87m
7:53AM2.50m
8:50PM1.92m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:31
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4:28
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4:24
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4:22
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 mm
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1
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2
4
2
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Temp °C
11
10
9
10
10
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
9
9
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
6
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
8
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