Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
17.7°C
3.1° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 8PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
8
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.4
W
8
2.4
W
8
2.4
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.1
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.2
W
6
0.7
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1020
1342
1026
856
742
657
623
529
470
320
236
193
116
98
194
158
163
140
100
64
131
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
45
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:10PM9.32m
6:33AM9.26m
6:48PM9.44m
7:08AM9.33m
7:23PM9.37m
Low Tide
11:56AM1.19m
00:22AM0.99m
12:32PM0.97m
00:56AM0.94m
1:05PM0.94m
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:28
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7:31
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7:31
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6:37
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6:36
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6:32
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 mm
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2
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1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
15
Feels °C
8
8
7
6
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
8
9
7
7
9
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