The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.1° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 3AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (27 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
2
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
1.7
W
10
1.9
NNW
9
1.7
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.3
WSW
9
2.1
W
7
1.1
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
895
948
1088
1088
1162
592
591
586
340
295
384
326
289
275
235
240
260
388
207
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
25
S
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:51PM4.32m
8:24AM4.15m
8:32PM4.50m
9:05AM4.29m
9:09PM4.66m
Low Tide
1:36PM2.21m
2:10AM1.96m
2:18PM2.06m
2:49AM1.76m
2:55PM1.92m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:50
9:47
9:45
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
13
13
11
11
11
12
13
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
6
6
5
6
5
7
8
9
8
10
11
12
12
9
9
11
10
11
11
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