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Woolacombe Surf Forecast
/ Devon (North) (15 surf breaks) /
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Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 12 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
11.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 7AM is: 0.1m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 4 | W 19 | W 19 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 6 | |
9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 25 | 102 | 243 | 420 | 657 | 675 | 611 | 487 | 414 | 428 | 444 | 412 | 355 | 313 | 261 | 212 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:32AM7.17m | 3:06PM7.17m | 3:35AM7.69m | 4:05PM7.74m | 4:30AM8.23m | 4:56PM8.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM2.61m | 9:17PM2.56m | 9:46AM2.07m | 10:12PM1.98m | 10:38AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | N 3 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 19 | SW 9 | W 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 9 | W 19 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 25 | 102 | 243 | 420 | 657 | 675 | 611 | 487 | 414 | 428 | 444 | 412 | 355 | 313 | 261 | 212 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 236 | 146 | 228 | 163 | 385 | 438 | 462 | 428 | 389 | 429 | 430 | 815 | 1149 | 857 | 827 | 390 | 111 | 390 | 390 | 221 | 215 | 358 | 200 | 44 |
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