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Bolt Head surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bolt Head today?

The current surf forecast for Bolt Head at 12PM is: 1.2m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)21s
Afternoon (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)19s
Evening (15 Jan)6ft (1.9m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
1.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
2
WSW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)7721191918181716161616161616161515141414131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)462311450110018252490226417991461128610311018135624413330328827952083175215581150919689496
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
10
SSW
10
NE
15
NNE
5
SW
15
W
15
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
2.87
4:04PM
2.82
4:42AM
3.06
5:10PM
3.02
5:33AM
3.31
5:56PM
3.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:50AM
1.32
10:08PM
1.19
10:38AM
1.09
10:51PM
0.97
11:18AM
0.85
11:29PM
0.75
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise--8:07-------8:07-------8:07-----
Sunset----4:39-------4:40-------4:43---
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111071--111--1111111-1---
Temp. °C1010888999991010109109999109999
Feels °C (?)676465522354435444555567
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