Westward Ho surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 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
11.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Westward Ho today?

The current surf forecast for Westward Ho at 10AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)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 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.4
WSW
6
0.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
85
59
58
58
57
55
51
72
74
75
78
85
59
56
55
32
31
49
16
15
15
11
6
Wind (km/h)
35
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:02AM7.74m
6:21PM7.78m
6:38AM7.92m
6:55PM7.96m
7:11AM7.98m
7:27PM8.01m
Low Tide
12:10PM0.95m
00:25AM0.92m
12:41PM0.82m
00:57AM0.80m
1:12PM0.80m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
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5:52
5:50
5:48
5:47
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8:36
8:37
8:38
8:40
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
11
13
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
10
9
10
12
14
13
11
11
11
3
4
5
8
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
8
6
7
10
12
13
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
Energy kJ
87
85
59
58
58
57
55
51
72
74
75
78
85
59
56
55
32
31
49
16
15
14
11
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.1
NE
5
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
21
20
1
5
5
4
4
4
1
2
16
15
15
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
16
Energy kJ
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.5
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
36
27
28
22
18
14
5
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
261
261
265
210
209
207
6
0
0
0
0
61
79
92
64
11
71
9
22
9
9
80
133
265
Best forecast wave conditions in North Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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