Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.2° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 9AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NNW
13
1.9
N
13
1.8
N
12
1.6
N
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.2
N
12
1.3
WNW
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
WNW
15
2.5
W
14
2.1
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
2.3
WNW
16
3
WNW
16
3.5
WNW
16
3.5
WNW
15
3.5
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1144
1207
1020
786
861
755
729
626
615
515
476
400
349
596
1248
2507
1510
1057
972
2587
4030
5848
6098
5107
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:51AM3.96m
1:00PM4.10m
1:57AM3.73m
2:07PM3.91m
3:32AM3.63m
3:39PM3.83m
Low Tide
6:49AM2.41m
7:33PM2.31m
7:43AM2.67m
8:47PM2.48m
9:12AM2.83m
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Temp °C
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
8
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9
9
9
9
8
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7
8
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11
Feels °C
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
2
4
5
5
6
6
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