Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 3PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
151
119
119
119
115
115
151
146
141
102
100
81
73
54
53
52
48
45
38
37
37
62
61
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
0
ENE
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:20PM7.09m
00:58AM7.17m
1:51PM6.95m
2:29AM7.30m
3:13PM7.29m
3:40AM7.75m
Low Tide
6:30PM2.94m
7:32AM2.81m
8:05PM2.94m
8:55AM2.56m
9:21PM2.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:03
6:01
6:00
5:58
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8:25
8:28
8:30
8:30
Temp °C
8
11
15
15
13
12
11
11
12
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
1
4
10
11
9
8
7
7
9
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
10
12
13
12
10
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
Energy kJ
157
151
119
119
119
115
115
151
146
141
102
100
81
73
54
53
52
48
45
38
37
37
62
61
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
8
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
2
0.3
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
13
9
6
3
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
109
109
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
6
6
6
6
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Devon
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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