Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.38° N 5.16° W

Holywell Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holywell Bay sea temperature is
17.4°C
2.8° 

Holywell Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Holywell Bay today (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holywell Bay at 3PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (07 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (07 Oct)6ft (1.9m)6s

Table - waves today at Holywell Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
10
1.9
N
6
2.3
N
7
2.3
N
7
2.2
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
W
5
1.2
W
5
1.7
W
6
2.1
W
7
2.4
W
8
2.5
W
8
3
W
8
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
279
509
509
432
363
254
303
315
273
200
132
50
37
65
211
452
663
875
1169
1243
1171
1267
Wind (km/h)
30
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:22AM5.26m
3:45PM5.73m
4:14AM5.73m
4:33PM6.16m
4:57AM6.14m
5:14PM6.49m
Low Tide
9:45AM1.34m
10:17PM0.92m
10:35AM0.89m
11:01PM0.55m
11:16AM0.54m
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Temp °C
15
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
16
16
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
6
4
4
4
5
4
5
6
6
7
8
9
8
7
9
10
10
9
9
7
6
6
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