Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
19.1° C
2.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
1.1
W
5
1.2
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.7
W
7
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.6
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1
W
7
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
76
44
41
62
92
161
287
320
371
276
212
334
351
88
130
101
76
51
49
70
22
23
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:56AM7.74m
11:12PM7.55m
11:33AM7.18m
11:54PM6.94m
12:28PM6.65m
Low Tide
4:32AM2.08m
4:46PM2.28m
5:06AM2.63m
5:29PM2.87m
5:54AM3.20m
6:38PM3.39m
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
Feels °C
15
16
15
14
11
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
12
11
11
9
11
10
12
10
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