Holywell Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.38° N 5.16° W

Holywell Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holywell Bay sea temperature is
18.0°C
1.5° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holywell Bay at 5AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
7
2.2
W
8
2.4
W
8
2.1
W
8
2
W
8
1.9
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
365
612
797
612
559
562
588
599
473
540
584
545
430
326
264
198
154
116
104
78
74
68
66
68
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
35
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:12PM5.68m
10:38AM5.44m
11:12PM5.19m
11:48AM5.04m
00:35AM4.84m
1:21PM4.91m
Low Tide
4:27AM1.36m
4:58PM1.53m
5:33AM1.79m
6:21PM1.87m
7:09AM2.02m
8:06PM1.87m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:57
7:54
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
15
16
18
21
21
20
18
Feels °C
16
15
14
14
13
11
11
12
11
12
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
11
12
14
16
17
19
17
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