Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
15.8°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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 5PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
292
240
225
212
255
260
703
681
660
531
514
505
514
559
521
455
376
355
298
293
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:32AM9.27m
7:57PM9.02m
8:14AM8.91m
8:43PM8.51m
9:02AM8.39m
Low Tide
1:32PM1.17m
1:52AM1.39m
2:16PM1.60m
2:37AM1.93m
3:08PM2.17m
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clear
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Temp °C
12
13
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
12
10
10
10
9
8
8
10
11
11
11
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