Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
19.1°C
2.8° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (02 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (02 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
W
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
7
2.4
W
8
2
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.4
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
48
54
164
281
261
268
337
300
265
232
207
276
276
252
305
527
724
533
428
382
339
253
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:49AM8.69m
10:11PM8.60m
10:27AM8.26m
10:53PM8.05m
11:13AM7.71m
Low Tide
3:28AM1.29m
3:40PM1.51m
4:03AM1.70m
4:18PM1.97m
4:45AM2.25m
5:10PM2.56m
cloud
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:57
 mm
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
16
15
17
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
18
19
16
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
14
12
12
13
12
14
10
11
11
11
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