Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 05 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
9.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 5AM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (06 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1.5
W
2.3
NNW
1.9
NNW
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
0.9
W
1
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)98761111121212121112131414141413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)141322445263205209216216271216255220335436549653725694794782771759679565
Wind
(km/h)
40
N
45
N
50
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
0
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31PM
9.25
7:45AM
9.32
8:01PM
9.03
8:13AM
8.99
8:28PM
8.69
8:40AM
8.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
0.65
1:44PM
0.81
1:51AM
0.87
2:08PM
1.10
2:16AM
1.19
2:31PM
1.48
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise----6:52-------6:48-------6:47---
Sunset-------6:05-------6:06-------6:07
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111-----------133-------
Temp. °C7555667776556688999910111212
Feels °C (?)-2-6-6-4-3-21132111145788888109
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