Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 BST
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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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 4PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (29 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
1.8
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)1267888881616899914999888687
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)546243569920825654540412329321347311274230573194153146167161120414179
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:46PM
7.78
5:08AM
8.31
5:36PM
8.42
5:54AM
8.85
6:18PM
8.86
6:34AM
9.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
2.13
10:53PM
1.99
11:25AM
1.52
11:40PM
1.41
12:09PM
1.09
12:20AM
1.04
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:56-------6:52
Sunset---7:43-------7:45-------7:46----
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--31--------------------
Temp. °C99810101099999910101111121312911111111
Feels °C (?)10-2233232124567799758777
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