Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 28 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
11.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 6PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
W
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
38
67
92
89
119
148
146
146
146
141
139
101
96
89
62
62
61
61
59
57
53
52
52
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
50
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
45
E
40
E
40
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:04PM8.25m
5:22AM8.56m
5:46PM8.56m
6:01AM8.73m
6:22PM8.72m
6:37AM8.76m
Low Tide
10:52AM1.74m
11:06PM1.69m
11:34AM1.47m
11:45PM1.43m
12:09PM1.34m
00:19AM1.29m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:52
5:50
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8:32
8:35
8:36
8:37
Temp °C
10
10
12
12
10
8
7
7
9
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
3
2
5
4
2
-2
-3
-4
-2
3
4
3
1
0
1
2
3
7
7
10
9
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
Energy kJ
19
19
67
92
89
119
148
146
146
146
141
139
101
96
89
62
62
61
61
59
57
53
52
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
15
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
8
38
11
27
10
5
1
1
6
6
5
5
5
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
17
8
8
7
6
6
1
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
4
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
E
5
1.5
E
5
1.5
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
E
3
Energy kJ
10
21
21
16
19
38
50
76
91
82
87
85
117
121
97
65
50
40
31
18
7
3
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
41
66
98
48
48
41
299
329
334
320
296
323
290
290
275
278
296
222
222
3
0
5
14
5
Best forecast wave conditions in North Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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