Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
17.6°C
3.1° 

Woolacombe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Woolacombe today (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 8PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
SW
7
0.6
W
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
2
W
11
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
125
137
100
41
67
98
494
729
828
843
716
693
668
685
769
951
1065
951
763
644
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
SW
30
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:08AM9.33m
7:23PM9.37m
7:41AM9.25m
7:56PM9.17m
8:12AM9.05m
8:25PM8.87m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.94m
1:26AM1.03m
1:35PM1.03m
1:52AM1.20m
2:02PM1.22m
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7:31
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7:35
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6:29
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Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
9
9
8
10
12
14
16
14
13
14
14
13
13
12
10
11
11
12
13
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