Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.2°C
3.3° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 11AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (02 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (02 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
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
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
472
387
454
405
388
388
446
432
461
470
369
267
212
169
138
103
101
78
76
52
50
34
33
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:08AM8.33m
10:37PM7.92m
10:59AM7.68m
11:40PM7.22m
12:15PM7.10m
Low Tide
3:43AM1.82m
4:04PM2.11m
4:30AM2.48m
5:05PM2.78m
5:42AM3.15m
6:51PM3.25m
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rain showers
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clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
14
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18
18
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15
15
14
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Feels °C
11
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14
11
12
12
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14
13
13
13
14
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14
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