Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.6°C
2.4° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 7PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
9
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
12
1.9
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
124
148
120
120
88
60
59
62
43
59
70
70
113
216
505
505
1103
1070
925
1012
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:18PM7.14m
1:11AM6.88m
1:58PM6.89m
2:59AM6.92m
3:41PM7.32m
Low Tide
6:36PM3.10m
7:30AM3.27m
8:36PM3.10m
9:18AM2.99m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:50
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
18
23
23
19
18
17
18
17
16
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
12
14
13
15
13
14
14
12
15
19
20
16
16
15
16
15
14
12
12
12
11
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