Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caerhays today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Caerhays at 12PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Caerhays. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 7 | SW 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 73 | 98 | 100 | 87 | 113 | 417 | 1986 | 993 | 2183 | 743 | 656 | 2232 | 554 | 483 | 374 | 327 | 268 | 261 | 257 | 166 | 102 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:14AM4.83m | 7:30PM4.87m | 7:49AM4.78m | 8:07PM4.71m | 8:27AM4.61m | 8:49PM4.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00PM-0.22m | 2:20AM-0.18m | 2:40PM-0.10m | 3:00AM0.05m | 3:23PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1986 | 993 | 883 | 25 | 15 | 2232 | 554 | 483 | 374 | 327 | 245 | 196 | 141 | 166 | 102 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 34 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 95 | 268 | 261 | 257 | — | — | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 6 | S 6 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 7 | S 8 | — | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 49 | 73 | 98 | 100 | 87 | 113 | 417 | 826 | — | 2183 | 743 | 656 | 643 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | 99 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 184 | 187 | 738 | 738 | 191 | 506 | 45 | 39 | 91 | 187 | 218 | 179 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 191 | 27 | 39 |
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