Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolacombe today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 48 | 54 | 164 | 281 | 261 | 268 | 337 | 300 | 265 | 232 | 207 | 276 | 276 | 252 | 305 | 527 | 724 | 533 | 428 | 382 | 339 | 253 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:49AM8.69m | 10:11PM8.60m | 10:27AM8.26m | 10:53PM8.05m | 11:13AM7.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM1.29m | 3:40PM1.51m | 4:03AM1.70m | 4:18PM1.97m | 4:45AM2.25m | 5:10PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||||
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
11 | 5 | 54 | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 232 | 207 | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 |
5 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
40 | 48 | 9 | 164 | 281 | 261 | 268 | 337 | 300 | 265 | — | — | 276 | 276 | 252 | 305 | 527 | 724 | 533 | 428 | 382 | 339 | 253 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 279 | 279 | 373 | 373 | 279 | 279 | 104 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 279 | 373 | 341 | 268 | 268 | 69 | 69 | 41 | 274 | 316 | 111 | 64 |
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