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Holywell Bay surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 15 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
10.1° 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 4AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
2
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!
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3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
WNW
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)171616161615151515151414141313131212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)552244574347391635553720549557575757530045273645302825422117172912691005778556459389317252
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
30
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:33AM
5.09
3:56PM
5.15
4:17AM
5.43
4:38PM
5.45
4:57AM
5.76
5:15PM
5.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:29PM
1.83
9:57AM
1.66
10:15PM
1.52
10:40AM
1.34
10:56PM
1.21
11:19AM
1.04
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----8:14-------8:12-------8:11---
Sunset------4:45-------4:47-------4:49-
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
1111--12---11----------2
Temp. °C888881098888771010998887999
Feels °C (?)422334333343255554564788
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