Westward Ho surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BST
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Westward Ho surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Westward Ho sea temperature is
11.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Westward Ho today?

The current surf forecast for Westward Ho at 4AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Westward Ho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
87
85
59
58
58
57
55
53
74
52
73
53
59
59
57
55
34
75
44
41
40
33
22
Wind (km/h)
40
E
40
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:02AM7.74m
6:21PM7.78m
6:38AM7.92m
6:55PM7.96m
7:11AM7.98m
7:27PM8.01m
Low Tide
11:52PM1.15m
12:10PM0.95m
00:25AM0.92m
12:41PM0.82m
00:57AM0.80m
1:12PM0.80m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
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5:52
5:50
5:48
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8:36
8:37
8:38
1
3
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
15
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
13
14
13
11
10
9
10
13
14
13
13
11
3
2
3
4
8
6
7
8
7
8
9
13
11
12
11
9
7
6
7
10
11
11
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
Energy kJ
125
87
85
59
58
58
57
55
53
74
52
73
53
59
59
57
55
34
75
44
41
40
33
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
22
21
20
5
5
4
4
4
4
17
16
7
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
4
1
E
4
1
E
4
1
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
38
36
33
36
22
18
14
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
282
261
261
265
210
210
14
0
9
0
9
0
60
108
92
64
37
32
0
58
58
210
108
301
Best forecast wave conditions in North Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
4
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