Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 01 Jun 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
13.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 7PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (01 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (01 Jun)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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)
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1
W
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.5
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
2
W
9
2
W
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
505
233
511
407
399
328
378
363
384
453
528
635
646
599
644
761
744
1027
1177
1374
1564
1745
2023
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
45
SSW
45
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
SW
45
W
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:17AM8.21m
7:36PM8.43m
7:51AM8.18m
8:09PM8.39m
8:25AM8.09m
8:43PM8.28m
Low Tide
1:14PM1.68m
1:32AM1.63m
1:46PM1.70m
2:06AM1.69m
2:19PM1.80m
2:41AM1.83m
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:05
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:22
9:23
9:24
2
7
13
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
11
13
13
12
11
11
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
6
7
8
7
5
5
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1
W
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
1.5
W
9
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
16
1.7
W
9
1.9
WSW
10
0.5
W
14
Energy kJ
485
505
233
511
407
7
7
7
363
6
20
465
644
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
16
0.3
W
15
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
4
3
5
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.6
W
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
2
W
9
2
W
9
1.9
WSW
9
2
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
W
10
Energy kJ
96
399
328
378
384
453
528
635
646
599
761
744
1027
1177
1374
1564
1745
2023
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
23
29
221
230
90
90
111
124
181
184
184
274
69
94
94
458
476
509
483
344
357
511
483
521
Best forecast wave conditions in North Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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