Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Westward Ho today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Westward Ho at 5PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Westward Ho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 52 | 51 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 47 | 85 | 112 | 155 | 184 | 222 | 215 | 209 | 184 | 181 | 181 | 138 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:20AM6.01m | 11:54PM5.61m | 12:32PM5.66m | 1:20AM5.40m | 2:04PM5.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM2.88m | 6:02AM3.09m | 7:07PM3.12m | 7:47AM3.15m | 8:43PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 4 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 54 | 52 | 51 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 5 | 85 | 112 | 155 | 184 | 222 | 215 | 209 | 184 | 181 | 181 | 138 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | NE 3 | E 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 87 | 136 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 62 | 0 | 58 | 66 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 79 | 55 | 248 |
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