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Woolacombe Surf Forecast
/ Devon (North) (15 surf breaks) /
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Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 3PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 7 | |
32 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:10AM8.71m | 7:27PM8.75m | 7:41AM8.61m | 7:57PM8.67m | 8:11AM8.45m | 8:27PM8.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM1.31m | 1:20AM1.25m | 1:36PM1.36m | 1:50AM1.34m | 2:04PM1.48m | 2:20AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | 8:44 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
 kJ | 32 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | — | NW 5 | SW 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 7 | N 6 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | — | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 41 | 290 | 221 | 91 | 145 | 147 | 163 | 279 | 279 | 160 | 376 | 316 | 160 | 146 | 146 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 146 | 146 | 316 | 275 | 91 |
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