Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
16.3°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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 2AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (26 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (26 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
8 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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)
2.5
W
12
1.9
W
9
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.9
SW
7
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1967
542
1102
817
361
1405
1644
1832
1978
2556
4544
3666
3415
3123
3213
3459
3337
Wind (km/h)
40
W
30
WSW
30
SSW
45
S
45
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
45
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:35AM9.21m
5:55PM9.42m
6:13AM9.41m
6:34PM9.48m
Low Tide
11:19PM0.99m
11:36AM0.99m
11:57PM0.83m
12:14PM0.87m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
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6:58
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6:58
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5:01
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5:00
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 mm
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1
6
2
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4
2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
13
13
11
12
15
16
16
16
17
17
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
4
7
4
4
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
5
3
3
3
5
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