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Holywell Bay surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 16 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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Holywell Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Holywell Bay at 2PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holywell Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | |
29 | 24 | 86 | 48 | 64 | 151 | 255 | 277 | 247 | 233 | 444 | 1092 | 1137 | 1082 | 1392 | 662 | 442 | 1167 | 866 | 663 | 575 | 379 | 223 | 154 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:17AM6.62m | 5:40PM6.71m | 6:03AM6.80m | 6:25PM6.87m | 6:49AM6.82m | 7:11PM6.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.20m | 11:59PM0.13m | 12:22PM0.08m | 00:46AM0.02m | 1:08PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | 9:06 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
 kJ | 19 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 35 | 58 | 49 | 233 | 444 | — | 1137 | — | — | — | 404 | — | 866 | 663 | 575 | 379 | 223 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | W 9 | WNW 15 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 14 | SW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 21 | — | 7 | 7 | 81 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | — | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 12 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 24 | 86 | 48 | 64 | 151 | 255 | 277 | 247 | 225 | 220 | 1092 | — | 1082 | 1392 | 662 | 442 | 1167 | — | — | — | 7 | 65 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 291 | 216 | 216 | 492 | 492 | 492 | 228 | 228 | 99 | 58 | 290 | 497 | 514 | 399 | 216 | 223 | 147 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 89 | 259 | 29 |
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