Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holywell Bay today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holywell Bay at 8AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
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 12°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 48 | 61 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 87 | 69 | 134 | 350 | 326 | 1320 | 2062 | 2701 | 1724 | 1081 | 799 | 614 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:02AM5.89m | 7:21PM5.55m | 7:39AM5.60m | 8:00PM5.23m | 8:20AM5.29m | 8:43PM4.91m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM1.04m | 1:18PM1.11m | 1:31AM1.31m | 1:57PM1.41m | 2:10AM1.60m | 2:41PM1.72m | 2:57AM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | 4:34 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 61 | 38 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 61 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 87 | 69 | 68 | 40 | 40 | — | — | — | 1724 | 1081 | 799 | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | N 5 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 35 | 59 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 15 | SW 8 | SW 8 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 29 | 48 | 134 | 350 | 326 | 1320 | 2062 | 2701 | 112 | 196 | 197 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 199 | 9 | 9 | 199 | 402 | 403 | 50 | 246 | 754 | 396 | 253 | 50 | 25 |
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