Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caerhays today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Caerhays at 11PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Caerhays. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | WSW 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:11PM4.48m | 9:32AM4.20m | 9:50PM4.16m | 10:12AM3.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24PM0.21m | 3:46AM0.32m | 4:01PM0.55m | 4:21AM0.70m | 4:38PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | W 7 | W 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 17 | S 17 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 18 | S 17 | W 7 | — | W 9 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 531 | 596 | 191 | 210 | 191 | 153 | 269 | 929 | 758 | 457 | 210 | 160 | 191 | 191 | 180 | 187 | 191 | 210 | 218 |
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