Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
17.5° C
2.2° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (11 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, strong winds from the E by Sun night).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
12
11
11
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
1
1
8
7
15
15
15
4
4
11
12
12
12
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
N
15
NE
30
E
30
E
35
E
40
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
50
ENE
50
E
50
ENE
50
E
35
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
40
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:48PM7.66m
4:25AM7.86m
4:57PM8.10m
5:31AM8.25m
5:59PM8.59m
6:32AM8.65m
Low Tide
10:03PM2.12m
10:36AM1.91m
11:11PM1.68m
11:39AM1.48m
00:12AM1.23m
12:37PM1.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:15
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:29
9:28
9:27
 mm
Temp °C
28
28
28
23
17
15
18
26
30
31
27
17
15
14
16
23
28
29
24
19
16
14
16
24
Feels °C
24
24
25
18
12
9
12
22
24
25
19
8
5
4
6
15
22
24
17
13
10
8
9
19
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