Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolacombe today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 1AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:23PM9.35m | 9:48AM8.94m | 10:05PM9.08m | 10:29AM8.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.81m | 3:36AM0.83m | 3:46PM1.05m | 4:15AM1.16m | 4:24PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | W 7 | E 3 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 11 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 815 | 403 | 402 | 403 | 403 | 420 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 29 | 41 | 91 | 332 | 160 | 146 | 146 | 416 | |
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