Holywell Bay surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Holywell Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Holywell Bay at 2PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (24 Mar)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (24 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.8
W
2.4
W
3.5
W
4
WNW
5
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
NW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)6778101012121313131313138121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)170284585141331185045990410054865174366474561048293988932692503960736639510492476151
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
40
SW
45
SW
55
WSW
50
W
55
WNW
60
NW
60
NW
55
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
6.08
8:57PM
5.86
9:28AM
5.48
9:57PM
5.32
10:38AM
4.92
11:19PM
4.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:49PM
1.00
3:18AM
1.17
3:46PM
1.55
4:28AM
1.69
5:07PM
2.00
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise6:15-------6:13-------6:11-------
Sunset---6:38-------6:39-------6:42----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---11--11111------------
Temp. °C111111119766777888888889991010
Feels °C (?)5320-3-6-8-8-6-5-5-3-2-2-1022234345
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