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Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 06 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 10PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)--
Afternoon (06 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (06 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.6
W
1.9
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.2
W
1
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
2.5
N
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
WNW
2.5
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)56777777766668888867771111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)952833072333174214013282061208014624332726324517314749077783064814871253
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
45
SW
35
W
35
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
10
NW
10
SSE
35
WNW
30
NW
20
WNW
10
WSW
25
SE
35
ESE
30
E
75
NNW
65
NW
55
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:23PM
8.98
8:40AM
9.15
9:05PM
8.68
9:21AM
8.79
9:44PM
8.27
10:00AM
8.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:10PM
0.91
2:20AM
1.11
2:50PM
1.19
2:59AM
1.43
3:28PM
1.58
3:36AM
1.83
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise------8:18-------8:18-------8:18-
Sunset4:24-------4:25-------4:27-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-32------------2913821-11
Temp. °C779876677769887578567667
Feels °C (?)-3-310-3-5-4-30431134-1-12-11-8-5-5-5-3
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