Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolacombe today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 10PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | NW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
60 | 112 | 266 | 349 | 358 | 368 | 243 | 205 | 242 | 306 | 79 | 130 | 101 | 76 | 68 | 49 | 96 | 28 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:12PM7.55m | 11:33AM7.18m | 11:54PM6.94m | 12:28PM6.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM2.28m | 5:06AM2.63m | 5:29PM2.87m | 5:54AM3.20m | 6:38PM3.39m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 16 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | W 8 | NW 4 |
10 | 15 | 10 | 349 | 9 | 9 | 83 | 83 | 8 | 306 | 69 | 130 | 101 | 76 | 68 | 49 | 7 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 15 | SW 14 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 16 | SW 13 | W 16 | SW 13 | W 8 |
— | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 79 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 5 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | — |
60 | 112 | 266 | — | 358 | 368 | 243 | 205 | 242 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 22 | 16 | 26 | 13 | 96 | 28 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 469 | 183 | 222 | 279 | 184 | 44 | 64 | 172 | 316 | 44 | 41 | 12 | 8 | 43 | 43 | 96 | 222 | 48 | 145 |
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