Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.2°C
2.6° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 10PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
377
315
269
223
362
260
202
160
127
99
76
57
40
39
28
29
29
28
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:03AM6.29m
1:04PM6.24m
1:57AM6.07m
2:58PM6.45m
Low Tide
5:42PM3.56m
6:16AM3.86m
7:36PM3.83m
8:29AM3.85m
9:14PM3.47m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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>
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:21
7:17
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
12
11
12
12
12
10
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
15
16
17
17
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