Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 10 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
10.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 9PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)--
Afternoon (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.2
W
0.6
W
1.6
WSW
2.4
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313910109910101313141615141413131212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)627506119378120216541361183126024058740388797208739654923533265916841170841628486407337
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
S
35
WSW
35
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
SW
60
SW
60
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:22AM
6.38
1:07PM
6.15
2:09AM
6.43
2:51PM
6.43
3:29AM
6.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
3.51
6:50AM
3.53
7:36PM
3.65
8:32AM
3.28
9:10PM
3.20
9:42AM
2.68
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:28-------6:26--
Sunset-8:02-------8:05-------8:07------
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1---2211--12112--------1
Temp. °C889101067898998899998776810
Feels °C (?)21-113-3-4-3-4-5-4-2-2-11235311124
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