Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.4°C
3.0° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
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)
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
17
1.2
W
16
1.4
W
16
1.4
W
14
1.4
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.4
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
404
398
285
221
175
127
86
85
36
54
50
49
214
719
940
801
812
918
714
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SW
5
NNW
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
20
NW
30
N
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:55PM7.76m
5:18AM7.84m
5:35PM8.36m
5:55AM8.40m
6:12PM8.85m
Low Tide
11:02PM2.20m
11:22AM2.04m
11:40PM1.65m
11:58AM1.55m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:10
7:08
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
18
18
17
16
15
14
15
16
17
16
13
13
Feels °C
12
13
12
12
11
9
11
18
18
17
15
14
13
14
15
16
14
7
9
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