Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
16.6°C
2.8° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 1AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (24 Oct)16ft (5.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WNW
10
4
W
9
3.5
W
9
3
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.2
W
10
2.2
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
W
12
5
W
12
5
W
12
5
W
11
4.5
W
11
4
W
10
3.5
W
10
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3561
2698
1861
1281
865
1055
555
1122
3822
6692
6730
6334
6469
5874
4631
3497
2493
2426
1825
Wind (km/h)
65
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
40
SSW
55
SSW
65
SW
65
WSW
60
W
60
W
60
W
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:55PM8.29m
5:17AM8.38m
5:35PM8.81m
5:56AM8.86m
6:15PM9.19m
Low Tide
11:02PM1.78m
11:21AM1.68m
11:41PM1.31m
11:59AM1.26m
rain showers
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clear
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
cloud
clear
clear
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1
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10
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
16
16
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
-2
-1
1
3
5
4
4
3
5
5
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
4
5
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