Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
8.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 7AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (20 Jan)7ft (2.1m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.4
WSW
1
W
1.2
W
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)161616161616141414131212101313131212161617161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)406145911218479064825981505154117501518117064767950754338036836625533950350432253154
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SE
40
SSE
55
SE
45
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
45
SE
45
SSE
40
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
8.47
6:53AM
8.85
7:11PM
8.66
7:29AM
9.00
7:47PM
8.75
8:06AM
9.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:35AM
1.44
12:56PM
1.26
1:08AM
1.31
1:31PM
1.16
1:42AM
1.29
2:06PM
1.18
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise----8:10-------8:08-------8:07---
Sunset------4:45-------4:46-------4:49-
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----2751----342-----1--
Temp. °C8768997776679111110109999998
Feels °C (?)420-1-2-1321-1-10023543444312
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