Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.5°C
2.6° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 1PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (11 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
1.5
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.8
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
354
300
235
194
158
151
112
109
64
64
167
285
301
319
348
311
209
209
196
251
207
173
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
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
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:59AM9.34m
7:16PM9.65m
7:38AM9.48m
7:54PM9.66m
8:13AM9.41m
8:28PM9.46m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.70m
1:26AM0.59m
1:36PM0.61m
2:00AM0.65m
2:08PM0.71m
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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mod rain
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clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:38
7:37
 mm
6
6
7
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
15
13
14
13
14
13
13
12
11
10
11
12
13
13
12
13
13
15
15
15
15
16
18
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