Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.5° C
2.2° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.9
SW
8
1
WSW
8
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
22
22
22
22
12
33
49
64
80
84
84
86
58
54
38
53
93
117
114
86
54
53
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
15
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:06AM8.65m
9:25PM8.87m
9:41AM8.56m
10:00PM8.70m
10:16AM8.35m
Low Tide
2:50AM1.22m
2:59PM1.37m
3:22AM1.31m
3:31PM1.51m
3:56AM1.50m
4:05PM1.73m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:45
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9:01
9:00
8:59
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Temp °C
15
14
14
16
18
21
21
19
18
16
16
20
20
21
20
19
18
18
20
21
20
20
20
18
Feels °C
13
12
11
12
14
17
18
17
15
12
13
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
17
17
18
16
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