Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 BST
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Woolacombe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
10.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 4PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
W
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.6
W
1.7
SW
2.3
WSW
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)12121212121111111166788131414141313137910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29330329923623217015815623812121832840951111419608566176175231193119231232
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
5
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SE
40
SSE
45
S
35
WSW
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03AM
7.49
10:22PM
7.33
10:40AM
6.94
11:07PM
6.79
11:35AM
6.43
12:22AM
6.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:54PM
2.44
4:20AM
2.70
4:33PM
2.99
5:15AM
3.23
5:38PM
3.51
6:50AM
3.53
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:33-------6:31
Sunset---8:00-------8:01-------8:02----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------11-33-
Temp. °C1313141212119999988877787791087
Feels °C (?)131112101085532100124111-111-1-2
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