
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Westward Ho today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Westward Ho at 11AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Westward Ho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
393 | 330 | 268 | 206 | 196 | 152 | 149 | 114 | 82 | 81 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 47 | 125 | 112 | 155 | 187 | |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:28AM6.53m | 10:53PM6.08m | 11:20AM6.01m | 11:54PM5.61m | 12:32PM5.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM2.16m | 4:30PM2.38m | 4:49AM2.68m | 5:30PM2.88m | 6:02AM3.09m | 7:07PM3.12m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
393 | 330 | 268 | 206 | 196 | 152 | 149 | 114 | 82 | 81 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 47 | 125 | 112 | 155 | 187 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 10 | — | WNW 12 | — | — |
— | — | 23 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 17 | — | 29 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
28 | 24 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 132 | 355 | 133 | 112 | 132 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
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