Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.8°C
2.6° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 3PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
8
2
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.5
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
587
516
454
378
320
229
172
139
94
131
148
120
120
88
60
59
31
67
69
76
85
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
5
W
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:13AM7.71m
11:48PM7.40m
12:18PM7.14m
1:11AM6.88m
1:58PM6.89m
Low Tide
5:10PM2.56m
5:46AM2.88m
6:36PM3.10m
7:30AM3.27m
8:36PM3.10m
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:54
7:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
16
19
24
24
20
18
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
15
21
21
17
16
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