Bolt Head surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 BST
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Bolt Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bolt Head sea temperature is
11.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bolt Head today?

The current surf forecast for Bolt Head at 9AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Bolt Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101010101010564414131312135
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2101661461148677565638383218181833361929544644436279
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
ENE
45
E
45
E
50
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:00PM
4.26
8:18AM
4.26
8:38PM
4.25
9:00AM
4.14
9:19PM
4.13
9:45AM
3.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:44AM
-0.32
2:03PM
-0.33
2:24AM
-0.30
2:43PM
-0.17
3:06AM
-0.14
3:24PM
0.10
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise---6:13-------6:11-------6:09----
Sunset-------8:14-------8:15-------8:16
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10101099101111111098101010910998891010
Feels °C (?)6675567886435332311-1-1010
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