The Bowl surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 16 Nov 2025 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
The Bowl surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Bowl today?

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 2PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (16 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (16 Nov)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
N
1.8
N
2
N
2.5
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.3
N
2.1
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
2.5
NNE
3
N
3
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
Period(s) (?)97789910111111111212121212121212129101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5083113667731508178117731873194418471904218022331884151912251122100588716411407181220962559
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
30
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
40
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
15
E
35
NE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
40
N
40
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
4.35
6:09PM
4.53
6:51AM
4.48
6:49PM
4.61
7:21AM
4.59
7:26PM
4.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
2.12
12:30AM
1.58
12:46PM
1.92
1:05AM
1.53
1:21PM
1.76
1:38AM
1.51
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise8:04-------8:07-------8:10-------
Sunset--3:52-------3:49-------3:48-----
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1---------------11231112
Temp. °C987755555656643334445444
Feels °C (?)10-3-4-6-5-4-4-3-2-2000-1-2-3-1-5-7-5-6-6-7
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