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The Bowl surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
8.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Bowl today?
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 1PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | |
198 | 158 | 122 | 90 | 61 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 81 | 176 | 298 | 343 | 411 | 293 | 276 | 212 | 190 | 228 | 170 | 123 | 89 | 61 | 81 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:04AM4.93m | 11:20PM5.00m | 12:01PM4.73m | 00:11AM4.84m | 1:04PM4.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52AM1.10m | 5:12PM1.40m | 5:42AM1.19m | 6:01PM1.69m | 6:35AM1.35m | 6:54PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | 9:50 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 |
 kJ | 198 | 158 | 122 | 90 | 61 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 67 | 47 | 298 | 343 | 411 | 293 | 276 | 212 | 190 | 228 | 170 | 123 | 89 | 58 | 81 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | ESE 6 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 34 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 81 | 176 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 46 | 99 | 93 | 89 | 3 | 59 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 7 | E 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 83 | 106 | 166 | 268 | 193 | 106 | 83 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | 16 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 61 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 426 | 198 | 82 | 82 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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