The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 8PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (25 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
3
2
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
NNW
9
2.3
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
1.8
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
N
9
1.5
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3843
3104
2637
2042
1480
1156
850
698
544
473
402
945
964
543
484
464
464
456
400
388
344
Wind (km/h)
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
SW
10
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:01PM4.14m
7:34AM4.01m
7:51PM4.32m
8:24AM4.15m
8:32PM4.50m
Low Tide
12:46PM2.31m
1:24AM2.19m
1:36PM2.21m
2:10AM1.96m
2:18PM2.06m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:50
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:52
9:50
9:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
11
12
11
12
13
13
13
11
11
10
11
11
12
14
14
12
Feels °C
4
4
5
6
8
8
9
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
5
7
8
10
9
10
10
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