Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
12.6°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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 2AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (22 Oct)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
4
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
3
1
4
4
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
3
W
13
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.8
W
13
2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1302
1661
1864
1808
3007
3005
2828
2646
2268
1436
1101
839
617
617
1087
1254
1356
1510
1871
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
40
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:03PM4.15m
6:51AM4.21m
6:49PM4.40m
7:28AM4.47m
7:28PM4.66m
Low Tide
00:34AM1.98m
12:52PM2.21m
1:14AM1.69m
1:30PM1.92m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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8:07
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5:53
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5:51
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5:47
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 mm
2
1
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5
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Temp °C
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
9
8
8
9
8
8
Feels °C
7
7
7
6
0
0
-1
-2
-1
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
5
3
3
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