Holywell Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.38° N 5.16° W

Holywell Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Holywell Bay sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.7° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Holywell Bay at 11AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.4
W
18
0.7
W
16
1
W
15
2
W
14
2.1
W
13
2
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.9
W
12
2.4
W
7
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
106
78
76
55
50
97
254
428
1585
1487
1329
1106
887
980
553
1138
921
792
715
646
694
773
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:21PM4.91m
2:12AM4.87m
2:52PM5.18m
3:32AM5.24m
4:00PM5.69m
Low Tide
7:09AM2.02m
8:06PM1.87m
8:47AM1.83m
9:32PM1.48m
9:59AM1.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:51
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
19
21
21
19
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
11
15
17
18
18
18
17
15
12
12
13
13
13
11
9
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
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