Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.5° C
2.5° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 2PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.6
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.4
WNW
4
0.6
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
7
1.2
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.4
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
6
15
22
41
38
78
88
112
182
240
240
233
173
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
E
5
NE
15
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:04AM6.81m
2:49PM6.78m
3:20AM6.77m
4:02PM7.00m
4:30AM7.00m
5:02PM7.39m
Low Tide
8:19AM3.18m
8:56PM3.12m
9:36AM3.08m
10:07PM2.89m
10:40AM2.76m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:14
9:13
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
17
15
15
14
14
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
12
10
12
12
14
15
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