Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 BST
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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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 4PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (30 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (30 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.1
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)16169999149998888661211111212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32932335131826823057316015311911311110810363449589166166169322127121
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
8.42
5:54AM
8.85
6:18PM
8.86
6:34AM
9.16
6:55PM
9.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:25AM
1.52
11:40PM
1.41
12:09PM
1.09
12:20AM
1.04
12:45PM
0.88
12:53AM
0.85
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:52-------6:50
Sunset---7:45-------7:46-------7:47----
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C999910101010111213129991111101010111097
Feels °C (?)3224667781098567877667663
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