Bolt Head surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 29 Aug 2025 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
17.7° 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 7PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (29 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

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Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
1
SW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.1
W
1.4
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
W
2.1
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)9891010101099977899101213131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)10472973814954431272349253237403502606596560705102017101951218723902354231820391846
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:25AM
3.52
10:37PM
3.46
10:56AM
3.31
11:11PM
3.20
11:33AM
3.08
11:53PM
2.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08PM
0.64
4:25AM
0.73
4:39PM
0.91
4:56AM
1.02
5:15PM
1.20
5:35AM
1.31
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:26-------6:28
Sunset---8:07-------8:04-------8:01----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------221---121111122
Temp. °C171819181616161618171818171616161617171616161616
Feels °C (?)1213141311121313141212121210101010111110910109
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Devon (South)

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Bolt Head (fresh winds from the W at Plymouth- Mount Batten 29 km from Bolt Head). A 1.9m swell from the WSW

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29 km away, 48 min ago

30 km/h
W
0.0
17.7
Air / Water (°C)
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