Bolt Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.21° N 3.79° W

Bolt Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bolt Head sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.1° 

Bolt Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bolt Head today (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bolt Head at 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
71
70
68
58
40
39
59
22
22
12
32
48
67
99
126
155
167
126
93
91
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:00AM4.04m
9:11PM4.05m
9:27AM3.90m
9:40PM3.82m
9:54AM3.70m
Low Tide
2:38PM-0.01m
2:55AM0.04m
3:10PM0.17m
3:26AM0.29m
3:42PM0.43m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:30
7:27
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
16
18
18
17
17
17
15
14
11
10
12
11
12
12
11
9
10
11
10
11
11
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