Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.3°C
2.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 7PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
9
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
8
1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.8
W
7
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
202
162
151
62
82
144
247
302
303
303
239
246
247
181
311
482
510
402
340
242
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:45AM9.18m
8:59PM9.11m
9:15AM8.82m
9:28PM8.64m
9:42AM8.36m
9:56PM8.10m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.96m
2:55AM1.22m
3:04PM1.32m
3:19AM1.64m
3:31PM1.78m
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:31
7:30
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
16
16
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
16
16
16
17
16
15
13
12
10
8
10
11
12
10
7
8
9
9
8
9
9
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