Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
17.7°C
3.1° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 1AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (10 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon morning).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
8
2.4
W
8
2.4
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.1
W
7
2
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
WSW
6
1.4
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1107
929
829
710
657
593
470
399
243
179
120
100
234
194
163
131
151
68
168
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:10PM9.32m
6:33AM9.26m
6:48PM9.44m
7:08AM9.33m
7:23PM9.37m
Low Tide
00:22AM0.99m
12:32PM0.97m
00:56AM0.94m
1:05PM0.94m
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:37
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Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
16
Feels °C
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
9
9
9
9
8
9
7
7
11
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