Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 12 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
10.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 7PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (12 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
SW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)15141413131212111111101010109997888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6340376124631708120785563949535029225519215415411584827672666745136176
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:51PM
6.43
3:29AM
6.97
4:00PM
7.08
4:25AM
7.68
4:52PM
7.79
5:13AM
8.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32AM
3.28
9:10PM
3.20
9:42AM
2.68
10:10PM
2.53
10:35AM
2.00
10:58PM
1.85
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:24-------6:22
Sunset---8:07-------8:07-------8:09----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111-------------11--1---
Temp. °C99998766899987781011141212121212
Feels °C (?)12344322454653234611108776
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