Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
1
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)9988866121211911111211111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)153119113111127585544958995257125931252953322722202141641589470
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:18PM
8.86
6:34AM
9.16
6:55PM
9.08
7:10AM
9.25
7:28PM
9.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:09PM
1.09
12:20AM
1.04
12:45PM
0.88
12:53AM
0.85
1:16PM
0.83
1:23AM
0.81
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:50-------6:48
Sunset---7:46-------7:47-------7:50----
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------12
Temp. °C11121110999991010101076566778889
Feels °C (?)99865654465650-1-212223211
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