Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolacombe today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 2PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 32 | 21 | 46 | 69 | 68 | 138 | 128 | 171 | 163 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 103 | 57 | 52 | 929 | 7219 | 10314 | 10509 | 6171 | 2890 | 1146 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:14PM6.45m | 1:00AM6.19m | 2:01PM6.51m | 2:41AM6.48m | 3:17PM7.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM3.80m | 6:42PM3.80m | 7:29AM3.93m | 8:23PM3.56m | 9:00AM3.50m | 9:29PM2.99m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | N 4 | W 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 4 | 18 | 46 | 69 | 68 | 138 | 128 | 171 | 163 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 103 | 57 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 10 | W 16 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 32 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | W 16 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 25 | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 929 | 7219 | 10314 | 10509 | 6171 | 2890 | 1146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 41 | 5 | 41 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 44 | 67 | 422 | 404 | 111 | 172 | 193 | 324 | 442 | 439 | 69 |
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