Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.9° C
2.8° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 6AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.2
W
11
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
7
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
5
1
W
6
1.1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
57
53
31
21
19
13
12
12
8
8
9
8
22
8
8
20
34
62
78
59
57
42
30
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
W
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:10AM7.72m
6:29PM8.17m
6:48AM8.04m
7:05PM8.46m
7:23AM8.30m
7:40PM8.69m
Low Tide
11:52PM2.14m
12:12PM2.02m
00:32AM1.81m
12:48PM1.74m
1:08AM1.55m
1:22PM1.52m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:08
9:07
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
18
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
17
16
16
17
19
19
18
19
18
17
16
18
17
16
15
15
16
13
12
13
12
12
12
13
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