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Woolacombe Surf Forecast
/ Devon (North) (15 surf breaks) /
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Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 16 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 1PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | |
13 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 53 | 75 | 144 | 173 | 149 | 150 | 120 | 544 | 181 | 213 | 205 | 187 | 203 | 168 | 121 | 103 | 86 | 72 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:08AM9.04m | 6:30PM9.11m | 6:55AM9.23m | 7:16PM9.28m | 7:42AM9.24m | 8:02PM9.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.82m | 00:35AM0.78m | 12:58PM0.69m | 1:21AM0.69m | 1:43PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | 9:05 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 7 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 28 | 47 | 103 | 136 | 132 | 90 | 205 | 61 | 203 | 168 | 121 | 51 | 32 | 72 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 9 | — | W 8 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 14 | 28 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 63 | 63 | 63 | 59 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | WSW 7 | SSE 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 24 | 27 | 53 | 75 | 144 | 173 | 149 | 150 | 120 | 544 | 181 | 213 | — | 187 | — | — | — | 103 | 86 | 2 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 369 | 279 | 279 | 385 | 385 | 385 | 316 | 316 | 112 | 44 | 279 | 389 | 404 | 404 | 279 | 124 | 64 | 29 | 29 | 90 | 67 | 23 | 341 | 67 |
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