Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Westward Ho today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Westward Ho at 6PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Westward Ho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 181 | 181 | 141 | 148 | 138 | 1087 | 7169 | 6763 | 6042 | 3826 | 2338 | 1372 | 1192 | 1247 | 1107 | 951 | 802 | 716 | 606 | 582 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:04PM5.67m | 2:50AM5.63m | 3:20PM6.06m | 3:53AM6.16m | 4:14PM6.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM3.15m | 8:43PM2.91m | 9:10AM2.80m | 9:46PM2.41m | 10:04AM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 184 | 181 | 181 | 141 | 148 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 951 | 802 | 716 | 606 | 582 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | S 3 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 138 | 1087 | 7169 | 6763 | 6042 | 3826 | 2338 | 1372 | 1192 | 1247 | 1107 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 54 | 59 | 55 | 248 | 416 | 421 | 451 | 451 | 478 | 450 | 452 | 277 | 198 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 10 | 11 | 200 | 301 |
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