Holywell Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.38° N 5.16° W

Holywell Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holywell Bay sea temperature is
18.2°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Holywell Bay at 6PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.9
SW
7
1.6
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
50
70
68
67
59
57
56
50
32
31
28
28
28
28
18
19
21
89
322
330
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
SE
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:44PM5.27m
5:04AM5.32m
5:21PM5.72m
5:40AM5.72m
5:55PM6.12m
Low Tide
10:41AM1.71m
11:07PM1.44m
11:20AM1.28m
11:43PM1.03m
11:54AM0.90m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:19
8:16
 mm
1
1
1
4
2
Temp °C
17
20
20
19
17
17
17
17
19
21
21
20
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
16
Feels °C
15
17
18
17
16
17
17
17
18
20
20
19
17
15
15
15
13
14
14
16
14
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