Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 01 May 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
11.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 5PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
4 AM
7 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
W
9
0.4
SW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
54
57
58
58
57
33
33
32
18
17
15
9
12
8
8
6
5
1
4
3
3
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
0
NW
10
E
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
6:56PM8.77m
7:10AM8.71m
7:27PM8.75m
7:41AM8.61m
7:57PM8.67m
Low Tide
12:40PM1.30m
00:50AM1.24m
1:08PM1.31m
1:20AM1.25m
1:36PM1.36m
1:50AM1.34m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:50
5:48
5:47
5:45
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8:37
8:38
8:40
8:43
2
3
5
5
4
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
10
12
14
13
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
9
10
9
7
7
10
12
12
10
10
8
8
7
8
10
8
9
9
10
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
W
8
0.1
SW
5
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
Energy kJ
53
54
57
58
58
57
33
33
32
18
6
7
9
12
8
8
6
5
1
4
3
3
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
5
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
1
2
4
5
17
15
6
6
6
6
5
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
WSW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
78
90
140
104
76
3
83
41
6
221
119
91
146
163
279
279
279
160
464
402
163
146
146
145
Best forecast wave conditions in North Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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