Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holywell Bay today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holywell Bay at 5PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Holywell Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1189 | 934 | 748 | 546 | 458 | 366 | 300 | 243 | 208 | 151 | 148 | 139 | 101 | 79 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 50 | 44 | 43 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:11PM6.07m | 6:27AM6.12m | 6:45PM5.84m | 7:02AM5.89m | 7:21PM5.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM0.68m | 00:22AM0.83m | 12:43PM0.86m | 00:55AM1.04m | 1:18PM1.11m | 1:31AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | 4:37 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1189 | 934 | 748 | 546 | 458 | 366 | 300 | 243 | 208 | 151 | 120 | 100 | 101 | 79 | 47 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 44 | 43 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 8 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 76 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 13 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 8 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 88 | 148 | 139 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 35 | 144 | 144 | 143 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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