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Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
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Woolacombe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
8.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 7AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (19 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
2
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
1
W
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.2
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.4
WSW
1
W
1.2
W
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)10101010111081091616161616151413121010913139
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1069896689121225236447171012739799064886191564173314201012540321286560260
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SW
20
S
25
SE
40
SE
50
SE
55
SSE
35
SSW
35
SSE
35
S
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
40
ESE
35
E
35
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:17AM
8.62
6:35PM
8.47
6:53AM
8.85
7:11PM
8.66
7:29AM
9.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:00AM
1.65
12:21PM
1.45
12:35AM
1.44
12:56PM
1.26
1:08AM
1.31
1:31PM
1.16
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----8:11-------8:10-------8:08---
Sunset------4:44-------4:45-------4:46-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1161----12--
Temp. °C8777789978678988877779119
Feels °C (?)6544343412-1-2-3-3010121-2244
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