Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
17.3° C
2.1° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (11 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
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)
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
8
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
36
34
22
22
22
12
11
11
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
1
1
8
7
15
15
15
4
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
E
20
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NE
30
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
45
ENE
45
E
50
ENE
45
E
35
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:13AM7.58m
3:48PM7.66m
4:25AM7.86m
4:57PM8.10m
5:31AM8.25m
5:59PM8.59m
Low Tide
9:26AM2.27m
10:03PM2.12m
10:36AM1.91m
11:11PM1.68m
11:39AM1.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:29
9:28
 mm
Temp °C
23
24
21
22
26
29
29
28
23
17
16
19
27
30
31
26
17
14
14
16
23
27
28
26
Feels °C
24
21
17
17
22
25
25
25
17
11
10
13
22
24
25
20
9
5
4
7
16
22
23
20
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