Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolacombe today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 3PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 141 | 141 | 103 | 57 | 75 | 657 | 5571 | 6180 | 4922 | 3571 | 2033 | 955 | 870 | 1057 | 993 | 847 | 697 | 551 | 418 | 476 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:01PM6.51m | 2:41AM6.48m | 3:17PM7.02m | 3:47AM7.10m | 4:10PM7.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29AM3.93m | 8:23PM3.56m | 9:00AM3.50m | 9:29PM2.99m | 9:57AM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | -5 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 6 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 144 | 141 | 141 | 103 | 57 | 75 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 322 | 209 | — | 761 | 701 | 697 | 551 | 418 | 476 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 190 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 28 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | WSW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 657 | 5571 | 6180 | 4922 | 3571 | 2033 | 955 | 870 | 1057 | 993 | 847 | — | — | 2 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 67 | 255 | 3 | 404 | 124 | 142 | 471 | 437 | 274 | 274 | 184 | 41 | 69 | 23 | 23 | 111 |
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