Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.5°C
2.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (13 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
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
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
1
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
386
279
282
267
221
169
173
213
57
193
180
77
100
181
217
270
302
286
199
212
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:13AM9.41m
8:28PM9.46m
8:45AM9.18m
8:59PM9.11m
9:15AM8.82m
9:28PM8.64m
Low Tide
2:08PM0.71m
2:29AM0.88m
2:37PM0.96m
2:55AM1.22m
3:04PM1.32m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:34
7:31
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
20
19
18
18
16
16
15
16
16
17
Feels °C
16
15
16
17
17
17
18
18
15
16
16
17
16
15
14
11
10
8
11
11
12
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