Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.38° N 5.16° W

Holywell Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Holywell Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.5° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Holywell Bay at 10AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (26 Oct)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
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0
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2
2
2
2
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
SW
8
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
W
12
4
W
12
4
W
12
4
W
12
4
W
13
4
W
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1584
1343
580
1826
2080
2570
3150
4629
5793
5675
5427
4953
4619
5140
5224
4540
4063
3341
2441
1941
1599
1344
1184
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:44AM6.64m
5:02PM6.82m
5:22AM6.85m
5:42PM6.90m
6:02AM6.89m
6:23PM6.78m
Low Tide
11:00AM0.17m
11:19PM0.04m
11:38AM0.02m
11:58PM0.04m
12:19PM0.05m
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4
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Temp °C
12
14
16
16
17
16
16
17
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
5
8
8
8
10
8
7
7
7
5
3
4
4
5
6
7
7
8
9
9
10
10
9
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