Holywell Bay surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 08 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
10.2° 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 2AM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
W
3.5
W
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
WSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)1210912121212121212121212121211111110107889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10039562727983390308228552871266836464546415140743174227417151213866585495356325443468754
Wind
(km/h)
75
NW
65
NW
50
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
5
W
10
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
50
SSE
30
SSW
40
S
50
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:49PM
5.74
9:10AM
5.87
9:34PM
5.38
9:56AM
5.44
10:22PM
5.04
10:47AM
5.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:05AM
1.06
3:35PM
1.18
3:49AM
1.43
4:20PM
1.56
4:37AM
1.79
5:10PM
1.89
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----8:18-------8:18-------8:17---
Sunset------4:36-------4:37-------4:38-
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
52--1-111-11--------1112
Temp. °C778788878888999888999121213
Feels °C (?)-9-7-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-2-2-213555320-1744
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