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Holywell Bay surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 31 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Holywell Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Holywell Bay at 12PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (31 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (31 Jan)13ft (4.0m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
!
!
0
0
!
!
!
4
2
2
2
4
5
!
4
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
WNW
3.5
W
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)161616161615151414141413131318171616161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)100439481103621095599128598687656484432360928022598255823822897607844022979218114301108845704715
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
25
E
30
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrossoffcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:38AM
5.82
4:08PM
5.87
4:32AM
6.28
4:58PM
6.22
5:19AM
6.65
5:42PM
6.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:11AM
0.89
10:33PM
0.79
11:03AM
0.48
11:20PM
0.44
11:47AM
0.19
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise--7:56-------7:56-------7:54-----
Sunset----5:10-------5:12-------5:14---
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--11-----31---------2333
Temp. °C889101099109889987779999101010
Feels °C (?)334554456656554100-10-1137
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