
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holywell Bay today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holywell Bay at 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Holywell Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SSE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
388 | 314 | 260 | 499 | 716 | 721 | 783 | 705 | 778 | 693 | 674 | 573 | 492 | 475 | 403 | 332 | 275 | 167 | 127 | 96 | 71 | 50 | 225 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:14AM6.57m | 6:30PM6.84m | 6:48AM6.77m | 7:05PM6.92m | 7:23AM6.81m | 7:42PM6.82m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.18m | 00:48AM0.04m | 1:02PM0.06m | 1:21AM0.03m | 1:38PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
388 | 314 | 260 | 7 | 7 | 107 | 783 | 705 | 778 | 693 | 674 | 573 | 492 | 475 | 403 | 332 | 275 | 167 | 127 | 96 | 71 | 50 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | — | — |
7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 82 | 79 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 7 |
9 | 24 | 66 | 499 | 716 | 721 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 225 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 203 | 258 | 289 | 258 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 203 | 752 | 497 | 533 | 470 |
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