Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.5° C
2.2° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 2PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
1.1
SW
7
1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
7
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
8
2
W
8
1.8
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.6
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
80
77
84
79
58
39
38
73
83
122
111
111
69
145
165
302
510
558
478
339
232
220
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:41AM8.56m
10:00PM8.70m
10:16AM8.35m
10:38PM8.42m
10:55AM8.05m
Low Tide
3:22AM1.31m
3:31PM1.51m
3:56AM1.50m
4:05PM1.73m
4:32AM1.79m
4:45PM2.04m
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:59
8:57
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
20
21
21
20
19
19
17
19
20
20
19
20
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
14
18
19
18
18
18
16
15
17
18
17
16
16
14
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
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