Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.8° C
2.7° 

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):

  • 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 10PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)--
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. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
W
11
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.3
W
10
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
13
13
13
14
9
8
14
33
33
17
22
39
40
28
26
25
17
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:29PM8.17m
6:48AM8.04m
7:05PM8.46m
7:23AM8.30m
7:40PM8.69m
Low Tide
00:32AM1.81m
12:48PM1.74m
1:08AM1.55m
1:22PM1.52m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:08
9:07
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
19
19
17
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
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