Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.5°C
3.0° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.7
W
15
0.8
W
14
0.9
W
11
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
163
198
188
218
260
188
423
401
268
232
175
134
130
86
85
36
54
50
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
4:08PM7.08m
4:36AM7.18m
4:55PM7.76m
5:18AM7.84m
5:35PM8.36m
Low Tide
10:16PM2.84m
10:42AM2.65m
11:02PM2.20m
11:22AM2.04m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:14
7:10
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
18
17
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
16
17
18
16
16
15
14
14
14
12
12
12
9
10
11
18
20
18
16
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