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Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 GMT
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Woolacombe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
8.9° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 6PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.5
SW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
W
0.9
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)1014131312681010191817171616161615161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1954653723562051812515235305808911187212116921707170814981404188925602700262820981680
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
40
S
30
SW
25
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
0
NW
15
NNW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:46PM
6.86
3:25AM
7.13
3:49PM
7.16
4:18AM
7.55
4:39PM
7.53
5:02AM
7.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
3.16
9:02PM
3.04
9:30AM
2.84
10:00PM
2.67
10:22AM
2.44
10:46PM
2.28
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise8:15-------8:14-------8:12-------
Sunset--4:36-------4:37-------4:38-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----1----13----1--11----
Temp. °C4678710988877877779987777
Feels °C (?)-1133-23344734311102211112
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