Bovisand Bay surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 BST
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Bovisand Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bovisand Bay sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bovisand Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bovisand Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Bovisand Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.3
SW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
5
15
116
150
188
160
157
160
208
259
268
263
224
224
220
208
204
208
184
144
138
115
106
Wind (km/h)
40
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
40
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:10PM5.12m
10:48AM4.75m
11:16PM4.81m
12:08PM4.45m
00:41AM4.58m
1:39PM4.31m
Low Tide
4:38AM1.36m
5:02PM1.69m
5:43AM1.75m
6:13PM2.06m
7:04AM1.99m
7:38PM2.21m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
6:05
6:03
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8:22
8:23
8:24
Temp °C
10
10
9
11
12
12
12
12
10
9
8
10
11
12
11
11
11
10
9
11
13
14
13
12
2
3
1
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
1
2
3
5
4
5
5
5
4
6
9
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
9
Energy kJ
6
5
15
116
150
188
160
157
160
208
259
268
263
224
224
220
208
204
208
184
144
138
115
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.7
SW
12
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
1
3
3
8
8
4
4
152
4
4
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
4
4
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
4
Energy kJ
118
87
77
93
138
121
100
93
77
74
72
72
77
63
40
27
19
13
8
7
9
7
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
265
232
229
239
212
140
82
203
82
61
60
194
180
60
60
16
16
16
16
57
57
57
10
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
4
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