
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolacombe today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 5PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 45 | 61 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:35PM6.87m | 2:04AM6.81m | 2:49PM6.78m | 3:20AM6.77m | 4:02PM7.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM2.97m | 7:39PM3.07m | 8:19AM3.18m | 8:56PM3.12m | 9:36AM3.08m | ||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 6 |
1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 71 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | 19 | 45 | 61 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 860 | 848 | 91 | 404 | 404 | 404 | 443 | 469 | 1576 | 849 | 424 | 852 | 853 | 886 | 411 | 411 | 411 | 411 | 460 | |
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