Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 04 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
9.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 2PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (04 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (04 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
1.3
W
2
WNW
2
NNW
1.8
NNW
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
1
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)111111111313121212121212118661111121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11988868356166196232284276271216441429293247198202216327276220255151
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SW
15
W
45
NNW
45
N
45
N
40
N
30
N
25
N
15
N
10
N
15
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
9.53
6:59PM
9.34
7:13AM
9.51
7:31PM
9.25
7:45AM
9.32
8:01PM
9.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:48PM
0.53
12:55AM
0.56
1:18PM
0.61
1:24AM
0.65
1:44PM
0.81
1:51AM
0.87
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise6:56-------6:54-------6:52-------
Sunset---6:00-------6:02-------6:05----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1-11--1--------
Temp. °C81213111010101011141411665566777667
Feels °C (?)38976776811119-4-4-5-4-20243012
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