Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.4° C
2.0° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 8PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
3
2
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
5
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:42PM7.28m
1:25AM7.21m
2:06PM7.09m
2:55AM7.14m
3:37PM7.34m
Low Tide
6:51PM2.79m
7:39AM2.86m
8:30PM2.84m
9:13AM2.73m
10:00PM2.44m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:52
8:50
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
17
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
14
16
17
16
17
18
17
17
15
16
16
16
16
17
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