Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.9° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 4PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
1
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
2
WSW
8
2
W
8
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
160
133
105
84
63
43
51
19
50
192
438
576
495
430
380
300
240
194
158
123
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
W
10
W
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:47PM8.86m
6:16AM8.95m
6:34PM9.39m
6:59AM9.34m
7:16PM9.65m
Low Tide
11:32AM1.57m
00:03AM1.13m
12:19PM1.02m
00:47AM0.73m
12:59PM0.70m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:40
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
14
14
12
13
15
18
18
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
10
12
12
11
12
11
8
9
11
13
12
10
14
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
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