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Woolacombe Surf Forecast
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Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 30 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Woolacombe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
13.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Woolacombe today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 5AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
91 | 192 | 141 | 138 | 154 | 92 | 166 | 488 | 560 | 617 | 675 | 693 | 636 | 636 | 586 | 586 | 495 | 486 | 478 | 407 | 423 | 436 | 419 | 363 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:07AM8.19m | 6:27PM8.35m | 6:43AM8.21m | 7:02PM8.41m | 7:17AM8.21m | 7:36PM8.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47PM1.79m | 12:09PM1.78m | 00:23AM1.70m | 12:42PM1.71m | 00:58AM1.64m | 1:14PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 47 | 192 | 141 | 138 | 154 | 92 | 110 | 488 | 560 | 617 | 675 | 693 | 636 | 636 | 586 | 586 | 495 | 486 | 478 | 407 | 423 | 436 | 8 | 363 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 91 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 60 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | 5 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 419 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 23 | 23 | 90 | 69 | 69 | 94 | 94 | 170 | 171 | 64 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 221 | 23 |
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