Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
19.1°C
2.8° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 11PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (02 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
2.2
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
325
302
302
337
300
265
232
232
232
232
259
305
603
603
458
408
364
314
256
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:11PM8.60m
10:27AM8.26m
10:53PM8.05m
11:13AM7.71m
Low Tide
3:40PM1.51m
4:03AM1.70m
4:18PM1.97m
4:45AM2.25m
5:10PM2.56m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
20
19
17
17
16
16
17
16
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
14
14
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12
13
12
10
10
12
11
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