Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.3°C
3.0° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 4PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
1.2
SW
10
1.4
WSW
7
0.8
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
7
1
W
7
1.2
W
8
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
409
396
357
338
279
274
206
164
161
286
191
116
314
146
100
163
248
202
198
191
149
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:48PM9.21m
7:06AM9.16m
7:23PM9.44m
7:41AM9.34m
7:59PM9.50m
Low Tide
12:32PM1.19m
00:51AM0.93m
1:05PM0.95m
1:25AM0.78m
1:38PM0.85m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:11
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7:05
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2
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Temp °C
15
16
16
16
14
13
13
15
16
18
16
15
15
15
14
13
14
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
12
13
13
14
12
11
9
9
11
12
12
10
11
13
13
11
12
14
14
12
11
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