Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
16.2°C
2.6° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 11AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (26 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
SW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
W
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1102
817
395
1294
1332
1608
1941
2509
4467
4479
4148
3700
3402
3422
3447
2972
2458
2088
1697
1338
1155
928
800
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
45
S
45
S
50
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:35AM9.21m
5:55PM9.42m
6:13AM9.41m
6:34PM9.48m
6:52AM9.44m
7:15PM9.35m
Low Tide
11:36AM0.99m
11:57PM0.83m
12:14PM0.87m
00:34AM0.83m
12:52PM0.92m
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6
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3
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1
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Temp °C
11
12
15
16
16
17
17
17
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
4
4
7
8
8
9
8
8
6
4
3
3
3
4
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
8
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