Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.8°C
2.6° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 5AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
1.2
W
9
1.8
W
14
1.7
W
11
2
W
13
2
W
12
2.1
W
12
1.9
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
199
139
94
127
148
120
120
88
60
59
59
76
50
64
83
94
246
1334
639
1335
1254
1229
976
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
W
30
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:48PM7.40m
12:18PM7.14m
1:11AM6.88m
1:58PM6.89m
2:59AM6.92m
3:41PM7.32m
Low Tide
5:46AM2.88m
6:36PM3.10m
7:30AM3.27m
8:36PM3.10m
9:18AM2.99m
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clear
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cloud
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light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:50
 mm
2
Temp °C
17
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
18
24
24
19
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
13
11
12
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
11
14
21
20
17
16
16
13
12
11
12
12
12
11
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