Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
12.0°C
0.8° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 10AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (28 Oct)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (28 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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)
6
5
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
W
11
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
14
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7413
5683
4562
4134
4201
3549
3021
2366
1542
1245
755
532
281
271
387
932
760
663
694
704
572
563
599
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:20AM5.09m
9:40PM5.02m
10:01AM4.97m
10:27PM4.81m
10:45AM4.78m
Low Tide
3:17AM1.07m
3:38PM1.19m
3:58AM1.26m
4:22PM1.29m
4:42AM1.55m
5:11PM1.47m
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7:24
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4:32
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1
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Temp °C
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
10
11
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
3
4
3
3
4
4
5
7
7
7
8
10
10
9
10
9
9
6
7
9
12
12
12
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