The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.5°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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 10AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
W
11
1.8
W
12
3.5
W
18
5
W
17
5
W
17
4.5
W
16
4.5
W
16
4
W
16
4
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
13
3
WNW
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.3
W
11
2.1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
899
792
611
555
501
640
872
7666
13826
14402
11207
9245
7711
6019
5476
4551
3662
2559
2284
2000
1478
1293
1045
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
S
25
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:10AM4.47m
8:11PM4.71m
8:40AM4.69m
8:43PM4.93m
9:10AM4.86m
9:14PM5.10m
Low Tide
1:54AM1.68m
2:06PM1.86m
2:27AM1.41m
2:39PM1.61m
2:59AM1.19m
3:11PM1.42m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:07
7:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
9
11
11
13
14
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
7
4
5
5
7
8
8
7
5
4
5
6
6
7
6
6
6
7
7
9
10
10
8
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