Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
16.2°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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 12AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (27 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (27 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1527
1608
2000
2719
4770
4068
4074
3762
3267
3283
3265
2862
2676
2287
1697
1461
1294
1029
833
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
60
SSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:55PM9.42m
6:13AM9.41m
6:34PM9.48m
6:52AM9.44m
7:15PM9.35m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.83m
12:14PM0.87m
00:34AM0.83m
12:52PM0.92m
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Temp °C
16
16
17
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
6
6
3
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9
8
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