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Holywell Bay surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Holywell Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Holywell Bay sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Holywell Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Holywell Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Holywell Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | |
14 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 42 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:16PM5.80m | 8:35AM5.48m | 8:53PM5.51m | 9:14AM5.16m | 9:34PM5.21m | 9:59AM4.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM1.11m | 2:32AM1.18m | 2:45PM1.38m | 3:11AM1.49m | 3:25PM1.67m | 3:56AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 8 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
 kJ | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | N 4 | N 4 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 5 | SW 8 | W 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 405 | 230 | 228 | 268 | 267 | 392 | 385 | 310 | 416 | 399 | 295 | 229 | 199 | 237 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 399 | 391 | 391 | 391 | 383 | 35 |
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