Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 BST
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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
12.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 11PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)--
Afternoon (24 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (24 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Wed morning).

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
106
108
136
106
106
103
79
82
59
139
139
101
103
106
104
100
97
90
87
86
57
56
53
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
0
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:22PM7.31m
1:52AM7.58m
2:30PM7.38m
2:56AM7.69m
3:30PM7.59m
3:52AM7.87m
Low Tide
7:29PM2.65m
8:13AM2.46m
8:35PM2.56m
9:13AM2.34m
9:33PM2.35m
10:06AM2.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:14
9:15
9:15
1
2
1
Temp °C
22
23
24
24
23
23
23
25
26
24
23
23
23
23
24
27
27
26
25
24
23
17
17
20
21
23
24
22
21
20
21
24
26
25
24
23
23
23
25
28
29
29
27
24
22
14
12
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
Energy kJ
103
106
108
136
106
106
103
79
56
59
139
139
101
103
106
104
100
97
90
87
86
57
56
53
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
16
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
W
12
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
5
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
7
7
7
5
37
36
57
53
82
41
3
7
7
7
7
7
1
1
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
Energy kJ
5
3
3
4
3
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
N
4
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
4
12
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
14
29
Best forecast wave conditions in North Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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