Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.6°C
2.4° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0.7
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
8
1
WSW
9
1.3
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
7
2.4
W
8
2
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.9
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.9
W
7
2.2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
64
61
94
169
403
434
1087
972
861
833
407
706
555
323
561
548
337
456
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
NW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:58PM6.89m
2:59AM6.92m
3:41PM7.32m
4:25AM7.55m
4:53PM8.11m
Low Tide
8:36PM3.10m
9:18AM2.99m
10:06PM2.51m
10:34AM2.29m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:50
7:47
 mm
1
4
1
2
Temp °C
23
19
18
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
19
17
17
17
16
14
12
13
13
13
10
9
8
10
9
7
8
8
8
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