The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.7
NE
4
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
0.9
NW
7
1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
22
21
11
10
15
40
53
51
72
92
98
91
65
99
118
138
138
114
91
91
73
58
44
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:44AM4.72m
9:46PM5.03m
10:13AM4.81m
10:16PM5.11m
10:42AM4.84m
Low Tide
3:31AM1.30m
3:40PM1.52m
4:03AM1.17m
4:11PM1.43m
4:35AM1.10m
4:44PM1.40m
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light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:23
8:22
 mm
2
2
3
4
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
11
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
11
9
8
9
10
10
9
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
9
8
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