Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Westward Ho today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Westward Ho at 1AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (23 Oct) | 20ft (6.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Westward Ho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Mainly gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 730 | 517 | 403 | 182 | 1220 | 5678 | 12639 | 9490 | 6810 | 4550 | 2790 | 2831 | 1512 | 1087 | 612 | 1134 | 4019 | 6915 | 7188 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:14PM6.65m | 4:40AM6.80m | 4:57PM7.29m | 5:20AM7.45m | 5:37PM7.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM1.81m | 10:47AM1.67m | 11:09PM1.21m | 11:25AM1.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 12 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 730 | 517 | 403 | 175 | 1220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 182 | 190 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 | ENE 4 | W 16 | W 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5678 | 12639 | 9490 | 6810 | 4550 | 2790 | 2831 | 1512 | 1087 | 612 | 1134 | 4019 | 6915 | 7188 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 408 | 441 | 235 | 0 | 58 | 421 | 441 | 440 | 831 | 277 | 277 | 80 | 265 | 421 | 832 | 832 | 832 | 832 |
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