Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holywell Bay today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holywell Bay at 5AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Holywell Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 328 | 483 | 698 | 990 | 1597 | 1520 | 1331 | 1505 | 1365 | 1348 | 1275 | 1258 | 1059 | 831 | 669 | 514 | 483 | 464 | 449 | 338 | 332 | 279 | 83 | 84 |
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 | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:57AM6.14m | 5:14PM6.49m | 5:35AM6.44m | 5:51PM6.67m | 6:10AM6.60m | 6:26PM6.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01PM0.55m | 11:16AM0.54m | 11:38PM0.29m | 11:53AM0.31m | 00:13AM0.18m | 12:27PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 669 | 514 | 483 | 464 | 449 | 338 | 332 | 279 | 60 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 33 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 83 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 3 |
| kJ | 328 | 483 | 698 | 990 | 1597 | 1520 | 1331 | 1505 | 1365 | 1348 | 1275 | 1258 | 1059 | 831 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 13 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 498 | 511 | 558 | 752 | 752 | 745 | 228 | 295 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 216 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
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