Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 3PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (13 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (13 Oct)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
W
13
2.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1182
1293
1232
1026
861
710
574
529
480
502
586
222
319
651
1072
1535
2009
2039
1951
1708
1750
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:12AM9.05m
8:25PM8.87m
8:40AM8.76m
8:54PM8.49m
9:09AM8.38m
9:22PM8.02m
Low Tide
2:02PM1.22m
2:18AM1.45m
2:31PM1.51m
2:44AM1.79m
3:00PM1.91m
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clear
clear
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7:35
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7:37
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7:39
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6:29
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6:27
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6:24
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Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
17
17
15
14
16
16
17
17
18
19
17
16
Feels °C
10
8
8
9
11
11
11
9
9
11
12
10
9
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
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