Holywell Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.38° N 5.16° W

Holywell Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Holywell Bay sea temperature is
18.4°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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Holywell Bay at 10PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (29 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.1
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
3
W
9
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1076
1299
1007
676
487
395
366
439
575
737
1469
1753
1553
1527
1416
1134
872
654
533
Wind (km/h)
45
W
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:00PM6.66m
7:17AM6.50m
7:32PM6.75m
7:50AM6.54m
8:07PM6.69m
Low Tide
1:19AM0.25m
1:30PM0.26m
1:50AM0.22m
2:03PM0.29m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:09
8:07
 mm
1
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
16
18
17
18
17
16
17
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
10
9
11
12
9
9
11
11
13
14
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