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), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 8AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | W 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 500 | 2716 | 9843 | 6218 | 4348 | 3184 | 2074 | 1281 | 844 | 1086 | 573 | 1331 | 4127 | 7625 | 7525 | 6576 | 6056 | 5874 | 4839 | 3741 | 2795 | 2590 | 2001 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:35AM7.77m | 4:55PM8.29m | 5:17AM8.38m | 5:35PM8.81m | 5:56AM8.86m | 6:15PM9.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM2.35m | 10:41AM2.23m | 11:02PM1.78m | 11:21AM1.68m | 11:41PM1.31m | 11:59AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 262 | 500 | 2716 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 231 | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 560 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 38 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 4 | NNE 4 | W 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9843 | 6218 | 4348 | 3184 | 2074 | 1281 | 844 | 1086 | 573 | 1331 | 4127 | 7625 | 7525 | 6576 | 6056 | 5874 | 4839 | 3741 | 2795 | 2590 | 2001 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 12 | 41 | 275 | 404 | 404 | 822 | 274 | 274 | 459 | 279 | 389 | 846 | 846 | 846 | 846 | 846 | 849 | 849 | 846 | 857 | 316 | 353 | 94 |
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