Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.38° N 5.16° W

Holywell Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Holywell Bay sea temperature is
17.6°C
2.4° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Holywell Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
1.9
SSW
8
2.5
SW
10
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
764
681
663
651
563
475
403
332
229
173
127
96
71
50
416
1481
1256
1197
1340
1832
1766
1539
1384
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
0
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
50
SSE
45
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:48AM6.77m
7:05PM6.92m
7:23AM6.81m
7:42PM6.82m
8:01AM6.67m
8:21PM6.54m
Low Tide
1:02PM0.06m
1:21AM0.03m
1:38PM0.09m
1:57AM0.19m
2:15PM0.29m
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
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6
9
6
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Temp °C
15
15
14
16
17
15
14
14
16
17
17
18
20
19
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
14
15
12
14
14
12
10
10
13
13
13
13
15
13
9
10
13
11
8
10
11
12
11
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