Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.38° N 5.16° W

Holywell Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Holywell Bay sea temperature is
16.8°C
2.6° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Holywell Bay at 2AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (16 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (16 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.1
W
13
2.1
W
12
2.1
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3398
3078
2641
2270
1932
1376
1311
1312
1048
1031
814
722
625
537
456
364
295
289
235
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
20
WSW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:42PM5.59m
8:58AM5.52m
9:19PM5.14m
9:39AM5.09m
Low Tide
2:36PM1.06m
2:49AM1.34m
3:12PM1.48m
3:27AM1.75m
3:57PM1.90m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:43
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7:45
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6:30
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6:28
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6:25
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3
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Temp °C
17
16
16
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
13
12
14
7
8
7
8
6
6
7
8
7
8
7
7
8
9
7
6
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