Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 BST
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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
10.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 1PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (15 Apr)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.7
SW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
Period(s) (?)89991010101112141414141413131312121111121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2022624709371233128313341808260338113619306726132099164112791157970110011631325125111411001
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
35
S
45
S
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13AM
8.35
5:36PM
8.43
5:56AM
8.90
6:18PM
8.94
6:38AM
9.30
6:59PM
9.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:20AM
1.38
11:40PM
1.28
12:03PM
0.90
12:21AM
0.84
12:43PM
0.58
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise-6:22-------6:20-------6:18------
Sunset-----8:10-------8:13-------8:15--
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------1-----
Temp. °C13121312111110111010111112121110111112121111109
Feels °C (?)855523233466786554655664
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