The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.62° N 3.65° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
13.2° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 6AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
8
1
N
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
1.2
E
5
1.4
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
140
167
167
163
202
246
281
276
283
283
230
230
190
177
169
136
136
109
84
82
63
64
98
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
N
5
ESE
10
SE
10
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:15PM4.95m
11:46AM4.59m
11:48PM4.91m
12:20PM4.52m
00:23AM4.81m
12:59PM4.42m
Low Tide
5:36AM1.32m
5:43PM1.68m
6:12AM1.38m
6:19PM1.78m
6:50AM1.50m
6:59PM1.93m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:07
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:32
9:30
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
5
5
4
Temp °C
11
10
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
15
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
6
7
9
10
10
11
11
10
9
8
8
11
8
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
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