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Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 12 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
9.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 9PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)--
Afternoon (12 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (12 Mar)13ft (4.0m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)1011111111121211101010101010101312121299886
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)316638954067422047765409421429442072166412931076890808630822679565537263220212243182
Wind
(km/h)
60
SW
65
SW
55
SW
55
WSW
55
W
50
W
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
35
W
25
WNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
6.16
12:59PM
6.00
2:05AM
6.33
2:44PM
6.39
3:19AM
6.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:22PM
3.65
6:41AM
3.67
7:35PM
3.69
8:23AM
3.33
9:01PM
3.15
9:28AM
2.67
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise------6:35-------6:33-------6:31-
Sunset-6:15-------6:16-------6:17------
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1321-11111--------1---1
Temp. °C1111118676776566678888788810
Feels °C (?)-1-21-4-6-5-5-4-3-3-2-1-102323324202
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