Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolacombe today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 12PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 82 | 55 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 46 | 69 | 68 | 138 | 88 | 171 | 163 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 103 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:57AM6.85m | 11:25PM6.45m | 12:14PM6.45m | 1:00AM6.19m | 2:01PM6.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM3.28m | 5:06PM3.51m | 5:27AM3.80m | 6:42PM3.80m | 7:29AM3.93m | 8:23PM3.56m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 85 | 82 | 55 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 18 | 46 | 69 | 68 | 138 | 88 | 171 | 163 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 103 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | N 4 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 45 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 14 | 40 | 145 | 147 | 341 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 48 | 14 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 268 | 252 | 442 |
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