Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
17.3°C
2.9° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (14 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (14 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
8
2
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
W
13
2
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
640
574
471
502
502
665
294
504
688
1216
1977
2480
2444
2293
2224
1834
1355
1087
1028
860
746
589
488
411
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:40AM8.76m
8:54PM8.49m
9:09AM8.38m
9:22PM8.02m
9:38AM7.91m
9:53PM7.50m
Low Tide
2:18AM1.45m
2:31PM1.51m
2:44AM1.79m
3:00PM1.91m
3:12AM2.22m
3:32PM2.42m
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cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:39
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7:41
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6:27
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6:24
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3
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Temp °C
15
14
14
14
17
17
15
14
16
17
16
16
18
17
16
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
12
12
Feels °C
12
11
10
9
11
11
10
9
11
12
10
10
12
11
11
10
9
9
7
7
7
8
6
6
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