Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 BST
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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
10.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
141
102
100
81
73
54
53
52
48
46
38
37
37
62
61
55
38
37
35
34
31
24
20
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
0
NNW
0
NW
0
NW
0
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
25
NNW
20
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:51PM6.95m
2:29AM7.30m
3:13PM7.29m
3:40AM7.75m
4:15PM7.80m
4:36AM8.22m
Low Tide
7:32AM2.81m
8:05PM2.94m
8:55AM2.56m
9:21PM2.56m
10:00AM2.14m
10:20PM2.09m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:01
6:00
5:58
5:56
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8:28
8:30
8:30
8:32
Temp °C
12
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
15
15
14
13
11
10
8
13
14
13
14
12
11
11
10
12
14
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
11
9
10
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
WSW
8
Energy kJ
146
141
102
100
81
73
54
53
52
48
46
38
37
37
62
61
55
38
37
35
34
16
9
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
8
19
3
3
3
3
11
31
24
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
10
9
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.4
N
4
Energy kJ
3
18
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
6
6
41
6
0
0
0
0
66
145
355
49
0
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in North Devon
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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