Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holywell Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Holywell Bay at 7AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Holywell Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 50 | 54 | 77 | 84 | 99 | 113 | 143 | 116 | 98 | 101 | 84 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:04AM5.32m | 5:21PM5.72m | 5:40AM5.72m | 5:55PM6.12m | 6:12AM6.07m | 6:27PM6.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM1.44m | 11:20AM1.28m | 11:43PM1.03m | 11:54AM0.90m | 00:16AM0.67m | 12:27PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
59 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 50 | 54 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 113 | 27 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | — | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 10 | W 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | SW 12 | WNW 9 | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — |
17 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 29 | — | — | 6 | 28 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | SW 8 | WNW 10 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | S 7 | — | — | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | SSW 6 | — | SW 2 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | 1 | 77 | 84 | 99 | — | 143 | 116 | 98 | 101 | 84 | 79 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 207 | 19 | 207 | 385 | 385 | 113 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 219 | 259 | 216 | 7 |
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