Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Westward Ho today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Westward Ho at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Westward Ho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 39 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 66 | 91 | 83 | 92 | 91 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:53AM6.83m | 6:11PM7.30m | 6:29AM7.35m | 6:45PM7.82m | 7:03AM7.80m | 7:18PM8.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM1.66m | 00:23AM1.35m | 12:35PM1.16m | 00:55AM0.89m | 1:06PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
25 | 39 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 12 | — | W 11 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 13 | SW 8 | SW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 11 | — | SW 7 | — | W 11 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 66 | 91 | 83 | 92 | 91 | 175 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 22 | 22 | 122 | 282 | 267 | 282 | 408 | 408 | 408 | 359 | 359 | 128 | 128 | 93 | 128 | 242 | 265 | 312 | 451 | 441 | 359 | 79 |
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