Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 01 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
9.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 9PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)--
Afternoon (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.7
W
1.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2
W
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)9116121111111111101010678898881212128
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41311989412511811414426721420296101395650682668639657655113611901205392
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
W
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55PM
9.08
7:10AM
9.25
7:28PM
9.14
7:42AM
9.19
7:59PM
9.07
8:11AM
9.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:53AM
0.85
1:16PM
0.83
1:23AM
0.81
1:42PM
0.89
1:50AM
0.86
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:48-------6:47--
Sunset-7:47-------7:50-------7:52------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10101087666778710101111111110109111114
Feels °C (?)55412122211-1324335556546
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