Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.3°C
3.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Wed morning).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
49
48
33
45
42
40
18
18
20
21
22
14
39
39
27
26
24
24
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:17AM6.81m
2:05PM7.03m
3:02AM7.09m
3:36PM7.60m
Low Tide
6:51PM3.25m
7:39AM3.39m
8:43PM3.03m
9:17AM2.95m
10:00PM2.39m
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Temp °C
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
15
14
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
18
15
15
16
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