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Wembury surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wembury surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wembury sea temperature is
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wembury today?
The current surf forecast for Wembury at 8PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wembury. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 924 | 796 | 785 | 774 | 682 | 653 | 493 | 1460 | 658 | 1194 | 1904 | 3820 | 2273 | 6748 | 8282 | 14869 | 15323 | 12160 | 10807 | 4184 | 3869 | 3456 | 3663 | 3538 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:17PM 4.60 | 3:44AM 4.67 | 4:02PM 4.68 | 4:25AM 4.81 | 4:43PM 4.76 | 5:04AM 4.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:42PM 1.86 | 10:05AM 1.86 | 10:25PM 1.71 | 10:48AM 1.67 | 11:04PM 1.57 | 11:27AM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - |
| Sunset | 4:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
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