Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.9° C
2.4° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
1
1
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)
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.6
W
6
1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
147
187
173
167
163
190
120
115
108
103
78
76
73
66
82
31
46
50
41
41
42
41
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:17AM9.16m
7:36PM9.55m
8:02AM9.38m
8:19PM9.66m
8:42AM9.37m
8:59PM9.53m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.75m
1:19PM0.70m
1:50AM0.52m
2:02PM0.56m
2:31AM0.51m
2:40PM0.63m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:40
8:38
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
22
22
21
21
20
19
18
18
19
19
19
20
19
16
17
16
17
18
19
17
16
Feels °C
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
13
12
11
13
13
13
11
11
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