Holywell Bay surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 11 Jan 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
10.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Holywell Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Holywell Bay at 6AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (12 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
!
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
WSW
2.2
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)101112121212121111111111111111121211111110131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21062719358835793331314027042228188217511724162714781212984778752526442372367792572470
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
5
S
30
NW
40
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
4.76
11:48AM
4.73
12:25AM
4.60
12:59PM
4.59
1:36AM
4.62
2:09PM
4.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35AM
2.07
6:11PM
2.12
6:45AM
2.22
7:22PM
2.19
8:00AM
2.17
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise----8:17-------8:15-------8:15---
Sunset------4:39-------4:42-------4:43-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
----11------441--------1
Temp. °C1211111111111111101011101088887777888
Feels °C (?)43344446667591-1001233311
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