Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
17.2°C
3.1° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 10PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
15
0.6
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
154
116
86
85
82
55
53
34
33
31
32
31
31
21
46
69
68
138
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:30PM6.95m
10:57AM6.85m
11:25PM6.45m
12:14PM6.45m
Low Tide
4:10PM2.97m
4:22AM3.28m
5:06PM3.51m
5:27AM3.80m
6:42PM3.80m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:21
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Temp °C
13
13
12
10
10
10
10
12
13
13
12
11
10
9
11
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
9
7
6
5
5
5
4
6
7
6
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5
4
5
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8
7
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