Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.38° N 5.16° W

Holywell Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Holywell Bay sea temperature is
16.4°C
2.7° 

Holywell Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Holywell Bay today (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holywell Bay at 10AM is: 7.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)23ft (7.0m)13s
Afternoon (23 Oct)20ft (6.0m)12s
Evening (23 Oct)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
13
6
W
15
7
WNW
13
6.5
WNW
12
5.5
WNW
12
5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
8
4
WSW
9
5
WSW
11
5.5
W
12
5
W
12
5
W
12
5
W
12
5
W
12
5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5330
14881
16141
11268
8423
6522
4557
2845
2056
1577
1055
2207
5133
8291
7894
7539
7160
7167
6359
5401
4507
3422
2586
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
80
NW
70
NW
65
NW
55
NW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
SW
45
SW
55
SSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:52AM5.33m
4:07PM5.73m
4:30AM5.83m
4:46PM6.19m
5:07AM6.28m
5:23PM6.57m
Low Tide
10:05AM1.31m
10:28PM0.93m
10:44AM0.86m
11:05PM0.52m
11:22AM0.46m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
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7:54
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7:56
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6:58
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6:14
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6:12
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5:09
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 mm
3
3
3
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4
5
5
1
3
2
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Temp °C
13
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
16
17
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
5
-6
-5
-4
-1
0
3
4
6
6
4
3
6
7
3
2
1
0
1
3
5
6
7
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