Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.3° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 5PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.7
W
10
1.6
W
6
1.9
W
7
2.1
W
7
2
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.6
W
6
1.9
WSW
6
2.3
WSW
7
2.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
494
459
352
247
98
177
312
449
431
388
388
329
347
261
302
267
254
209
289
532
523
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:42AM8.36m
9:56PM8.10m
10:11AM7.82m
10:25PM7.50m
10:44AM7.24m
Low Tide
3:31PM1.78m
3:45AM2.13m
4:02PM2.33m
4:15AM2.69m
4:40PM2.96m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:27
7:24
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
14
15
14
15
15
16
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
10
11
9
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
8
11
11
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