Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hayle today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hayle at 1PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hayle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 599 | 483 | 513 | 447 | 461 | 424 | 298 | 1504 | 7776 | 9718 | 9190 | 7652 | 5747 | 3986 | 3256 | 3105 | 3124 | 2704 | 2153 | 1746 | 1134 | 759 | 1093 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:22PM4.24m | 2:07AM4.20m | 2:34PM4.56m | 3:06AM4.60m | 3:25PM4.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM2.33m | 7:59PM2.13m | 8:24AM2.08m | 9:01PM1.77m | 9:20AM1.68m | 9:48PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 599 | 483 | 513 | 447 | 461 | 424 | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | 66 | 23 | 19 | 2704 | 2153 | 1746 | 1134 | 759 | 569 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | W 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 71 | 272 | 1504 | 7776 | 9718 | 9190 | 7652 | 5747 | 3986 | 3256 | 3105 | 3124 | — | — | — | 287 | 528 | 1093 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 58 | 244 | 137 | 543 | 250 | 268 | 605 | 575 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 166 | 72 | 0 | 36 | 229 | 502 | 262 |
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