Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.3°C
2.9° 

Woolacombe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Woolacombe today (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 11AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (25 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
17
1.2
W
16
1.4
W
16
1.4
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.4
W
14
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
710
940
801
928
902
704
572
555
423
344
333
295
284
279
227
206
202
71
69
69
245
312
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:55AM8.40m
6:12PM8.85m
6:31AM8.84m
6:48PM9.21m
7:06AM9.16m
7:23PM9.44m
Low Tide
11:58AM1.55m
00:17AM1.22m
12:32PM1.19m
00:51AM0.93m
1:05PM0.95m
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light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
13
12
12
15
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
14
15
15
14
11
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
14
14
11
9
8
12
15
14
12
13
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