Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hayle today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Hayle at 12PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hayle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, near gales from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 18 | W 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 108 | 100 | 106 | 82 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 63 | 158 | 273 | 337 | 551 | 631 | 646 | 617 | 582 | 564 | 439 | 505 | 461 | 411 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:29AM4.45m | 11:05PM4.11m | 11:46AM4.20m | 00:38AM3.99m | 1:22PM4.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM2.03m | 5:00PM2.15m | 5:29AM2.30m | 6:30PM2.30m | 7:05AM2.33m | 7:59PM2.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | — |
| kJ | 114 | 108 | 100 | 106 | 82 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 158 | 273 | 337 | 551 | 631 | 646 | 617 | 582 | 564 | 439 | 505 | 461 | 411 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ESE 7 | NW 10 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 18 | W 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 63 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | W 19 | E 7 | E 7 | W 13 | W 12 | N 5 | E 6 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 25 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 25 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 31 | 296 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 246 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 283 | 502 |
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