Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolacombe today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 47 | 67 | 110 | 176 | 87 | 199 | 444 | 396 | 510 | 386 | 315 | 220 | 193 | 125 | 132 | 244 | 1602 | 4464 | 5501 | 3846 | 3176 | 3459 | 3619 | 4432 | 4844 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:55AM7.64m | 9:14PM7.22m | 9:39AM7.24m | 10:03PM6.85m | 10:37AM6.93m | 11:09PM6.62m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM2.62m | 2:55PM2.78m | 3:05AM3.03m | 3:44PM3.16m | 3:57AM3.41m | 4:50PM3.41m | 5:15AM3.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:25 | — | — | — | — | 4:24 |
mm | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 43 | 67 | 40 | 40 | 87 | 199 | 444 | 396 | 510 | 386 | 315 | 220 | 193 | 125 | 132 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 40 | — | — | 41 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 110 | 176 | 59 | 163 | 124 | 77 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 23 | 17 | 244 | 1602 | 4464 | 5501 | 3846 | 3176 | 3459 | 3619 | 4432 | 4844 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 341 | 3 | 49 | 45 | 124 | 389 | 87 | 87 | 64 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 255 | 521 | 48 | 454 | 494 | 423 | 69 | 230 | 214 | 214 | 230 | 230 |
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