Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 22 Mar 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
9.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 3AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
1.1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.2
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)13121212121212121212115667889999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28272645717145696866396413523042085810341761195819582116211617081271
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
NE
10
E
5
E
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
55
WSW
50
W
50
WNW
55
NW
55
NW
55
NW
50
NW
45
NW
40
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:16PM
9.19
8:38AM
9.07
8:53PM
8.76
9:18AM
8.48
9:36PM
8.15
10:07AM
7.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:12AM
0.86
2:33PM
1.08
2:49AM
1.35
3:12PM
1.68
3:35AM
2.00
4:02PM
2.40
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----6:13-------6:11-------6:09---
Sunset-------6:34-------6:35-------6:37
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9999910101010910101011111197666678
Feels °C (?)5667787664432311-2-4-7-7-7-6-4-2
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