Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 14 Apr 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
10.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
3
WSW
2.4
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)997888788999101110111114151514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)115116791031031037761164262295833115311941239166813313865402934822688216016411269
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25AM
7.68
4:52PM
7.79
5:13AM
8.35
5:36PM
8.43
5:56AM
8.90
6:18PM
8.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
2.00
10:58PM
1.85
11:20AM
1.38
11:40PM
1.28
12:03PM
0.90
12:21AM
0.84
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise-6:24-------6:22-------6:20------
Sunset-----8:09-------8:10-------8:13--
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1---------2------------
Temp. °C8910121413121212131312121111111010111111111110
Feels °C (?)22471110766656433334567886
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