Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 BST
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Woolacombe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
10.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 7AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (15 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)888999101111111214141414141313131212111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)931162022954308331198129212871720181838053619311026132129164112991009933966103411671121
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
35
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13AM
8.35
5:36PM
8.43
5:56AM
8.90
6:18PM
8.94
6:38AM
9.30
6:59PM
9.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
1.85
11:20AM
1.38
11:40PM
1.28
12:03PM
0.90
12:21AM
0.84
12:43PM
0.58
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise---6:22-------6:20-------6:18----
Sunset-------8:10-------8:13-------8:15
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----2---------------1--
Temp. °C131313121312121110111010111112121110101112121211
Feels °C (?)878665332335768965456766
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