Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.2°C
3.3° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
499
517
489
369
313
217
169
164
130
101
78
76
52
50
34
34
48
21
25
37
40
54
54
67
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
W
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
0
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:37PM7.92m
10:59AM7.68m
11:40PM7.22m
12:15PM7.10m
1:17AM6.81m
2:05PM7.03m
Low Tide
4:30AM2.48m
5:05PM2.78m
5:42AM3.15m
6:51PM3.25m
7:39AM3.39m
8:43PM3.03m
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Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
12
12
14
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
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