Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.0° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 5AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (26 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
3
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.2
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
11
1.7
W
11
2
W
11
1.4
W
11
2
W
11
2
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4004
3018
2951
2221
1633
1317
1186
951
846
706
682
524
459
459
434
688
951
465
984
1055
1277
1049
917
798
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
S
40
S
20
WSW
5
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:10AM4.86m
9:14PM5.10m
9:40AM4.98m
9:45PM5.19m
10:11AM5.02m
Low Tide
2:59AM1.19m
3:11PM1.42m
3:32AM1.05m
3:44PM1.29m
4:06AM0.99m
4:18PM1.25m
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
15
15
13
10
10
10
9
9
11
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
8
10
9
8
8
7
7
8
7
9
9
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
10
9
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