Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolacombe today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 5PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 76 | 117 | 376 | 613 | 554 | 477 | 358 | 288 | 364 | 373 | 435 | 650 | 878 | 1019 | 952 | 918 | 734 | 588 | 427 | 339 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:34AM8.88m | 7:52PM9.21m | 8:08AM9.05m | 8:26PM9.30m | 8:42AM9.08m | 9:00PM9.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM1.10m | 1:53AM0.92m | 2:04PM1.01m | 2:25AM0.90m | 2:35PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 9 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 76 | 117 | — | 613 | — | 477 | 358 | 288 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | 339 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 68 | — | — | 376 | 316 | 554 | — | — | — | 364 | 373 | 435 | 650 | 878 | 1019 | 952 | 918 | 734 | 588 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 226 | 40 | 43 | 186 | 69 | 69 | 90 | 67 | 23 | 352 | 55 | 188 | 124 | 184 | 628 | 274 | 95 | 64 | 184 | 64 | 23 |
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