Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolacombe today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 8PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 35 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:17AM9.13m | 8:37PM9.43m | 9:04AM9.13m | 9:23PM9.35m | 9:48AM8.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.74m | 2:52AM0.66m | 3:04PM0.81m | 3:36AM0.83m | 3:46PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | N 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 19 | 35 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 226 | 226 | 236 | 255 | 6 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 1162 | 420 | 402 | 403 | 403 | 420 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 466 | ||
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