Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.2°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 3PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (05 Oct)16ft (5.0m)12s
Evening (05 Oct)16ft (5.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
W
11
5
WNW
12
5
WNW
12
5
WNW
13
5
WNW
13
4.5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.2
W
10
2.2
W
11
2.1
W
11
2.1
W
10
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
2.2
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5484
6797
7823
8670
7639
5488
4137
3371
2517
2108
1692
1374
1221
1060
1102
1007
954
918
832
1106
1279
Wind (km/h)
50
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:58PM4.14m
6:14AM4.22m
6:14PM4.39m
7:14AM4.48m
7:12PM4.68m
Low Tide
10:49AM2.53m
11:37PM1.93m
12:10PM2.32m
00:43AM1.60m
1:06PM2.03m
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clear
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clear
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cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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7:31
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Temp °C
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
9
11
10
9
9
Feels °C
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
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