Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolacombe today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | W 14 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 627 | 452 | 343 | 311 | 742 | 3222 | 9808 | 7240 | 5156 | 3676 | 2434 | 1473 | 935 | 980 | 526 | 1121 | 4127 | 7364 | 7400 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:10PM7.67m | 4:35AM7.77m | 4:55PM8.29m | 5:17AM8.38m | 5:35PM8.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM2.35m | 10:41AM2.23m | 11:02PM1.78m | 11:21AM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 627 | 452 | 343 | 311 | 742 | 3222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 257 | 313 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 227 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | NNW 4 | W 14 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 41 | 9808 | 7240 | 5156 | 3676 | 2434 | 1473 | 935 | 980 | 526 | 1121 | 4127 | 7364 | 7400 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 402 | 429 | 228 | 0 | 44 | 409 | 429 | 428 | 817 | 274 | 274 | 69 | 279 | 409 | 846 | 846 | 846 | 846 |
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