Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.6° C
2.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 4PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
WSW
7
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
6
9
22
29
29
21
9
8
5
4
11
5
5
5
7
4
11
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
N
5
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:37PM7.34m
4:21AM7.52m
4:54PM7.94m
5:31AM8.13m
5:56PM8.63m
Low Tide
9:13AM2.73m
10:00PM2.44m
10:33AM2.23m
11:11PM1.82m
11:37AM1.61m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:49
8:46
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
15
15
16
18
19
18
18
17
17
22
26
27
26
23
Feels °C
17
18
17
15
15
17
17
14
12
14
15
16
16
17
13
13
19
23
23
21
19
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