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Woolacombe Surf Forecast
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Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 11 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 8PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | |
13 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 75 | 144 | 284 | 471 | 532 | 478 | 435 | 366 | 367 | 353 | 304 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:53PM6.72m | 2:32AM7.17m | 3:06PM7.17m | 3:35AM7.69m | 4:05PM7.74m | 4:30AM8.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM3.02m | 8:09PM3.08m | 8:47AM2.61m | 9:17PM2.56m | 9:46AM2.07m | 10:12PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | 8:58 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WNW 4 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 9 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 75 | 144 | 284 | 471 | 532 | 478 | 435 | 366 | 367 | 353 | 304 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 355 | 355 | 369 | 466 | 310 | 160 | 228 | 236 | 393 | 163 | 855 | 464 | 389 | 389 | 409 | 430 | 828 | 939 | 861 | 1184 | 849 | 390 | 561 | 561 |
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