Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
9.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 2PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (26 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WNW
1.2
W
0.7
W
1.2
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.4
WSW
1.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
0.7
W
1.3
WNW
0.6
W
0.8
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)77121212111166662019181716167714610128
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19713813939326425329511313215515312417021620424624024924920712582187116
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
25
WNW
15
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
7.00
11:55PM
6.88
12:59PM
6.67
1:47AM
6.95
2:39PM
7.07
3:10AM
7.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
3.06
6:33AM
3.09
7:20PM
3.18
8:18AM
2.78
8:50PM
2.67
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise6:07-------6:05-------6:01-------
Sunset---6:38-------6:39-------6:42----
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------121----1-------
Temp. °C7787899991098987777888878
Feels °C (?)22313333344420-1-2-2-3-101223
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