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Woolacombe Surf Forecast
/ Devon (North) (15 surf breaks) /
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Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 1AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 15 | W 5 | WSW 13 | |
100 | 97 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:30PM7.59m | 3:52AM7.87m | 4:23PM7.85m | 4:42AM8.03m | 5:09PM8.07m | 5:27AM8.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33PM2.35m | 10:06AM2.17m | 10:23PM2.13m | 10:52AM2.01m | 11:08PM1.94m | 11:32AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 14 | W 6 |
 kJ | 100 | 97 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | W 8 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 83 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 119 | 140 | 140 | 316 | 140 | 83 | 147 | 147 | 131 | 130 |
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