Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolacombe today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 8PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 705 | 843 | 833 | 726 | 628 | 411 | 341 | 284 | 220 | 205 | 157 | 154 | 116 | 86 | 85 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:38AM7.91m | 9:53PM7.50m | 10:12AM7.38m | 10:30PM6.95m | 10:57AM6.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM2.42m | 3:43AM2.73m | 4:10PM2.97m | 4:22AM3.28m | 5:06PM3.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 705 | 843 | 833 | 726 | 628 | 411 | 341 | 284 | 220 | 205 | 157 | 154 | 116 | 86 | 85 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | WNW 5 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | N 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 2 | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 26 | — | 55 | — | 9 | 12 | 17 | 15 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 145 | 369 | 147 | 145 |
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