Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
17.8° C
2.3° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 11AM is: 0.1m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)19s
Afternoon (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)19s
Evening (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon morning, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
1 AM
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
8
7
15
15
15
4
4
12
12
12
12
21
20
18
18
17
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
35
E
25
ENE
25
NNE
35
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
25
E
20
NE
15
NNE
10
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
20
E
15
NNE
10
WNW
20
SW
15
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
5:31AM8.25m
5:59PM8.59m
6:32AM8.65m
6:56PM9.01m
7:27AM8.96m
7:48PM9.31m
Low Tide
11:39AM1.48m
00:12AM1.23m
12:37PM1.11m
1:10AM0.88m
1:30PM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:16
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:28
9:27
9:25
9:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
16
20
26
28
24
18
15
14
16
23
28
28
27
22
19
17
18
25
28
27
23
23
Feels °C
7
5
7
13
21
23
17
12
9
8
10
19
24
25
26
17
15
13
14
22
26
25
20
22
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