Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolacombe today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 76 | 44 | 41 | 62 | 92 | 161 | 287 | 320 | 371 | 276 | 212 | 334 | 351 | 88 | 130 | 101 | 76 | 51 | 49 | 70 | 22 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:56AM7.74m | 11:12PM7.55m | 11:33AM7.18m | 11:54PM6.94m | 12:28PM6.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM2.08m | 4:46PM2.28m | 5:06AM2.63m | 5:29PM2.87m | 5:54AM3.20m | 6:38PM3.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 95 | 76 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 276 | 212 | 8 | 8 | 88 | 130 | 101 | 76 | 51 | 49 | 7 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 9 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | — | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 16 | SW 13 | W 16 | SW 13 | W 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 7 | 10 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 83 | 83 | 8 | — | 79 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 13 | W 16 | W 13 | W 16 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 59 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 41 | 62 | 92 | 161 | 287 | 320 | 371 | — | — | 334 | 351 | 17 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 70 | 21 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 43 | 396 | 316 | 470 | 469 | 226 | 279 | 184 | 44 | 64 | 41 | 608 | 44 | 41 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 43 | 310 | 96 | 147 | 147 |
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