Woolacombe surf break

Woolacombe surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 17 Apr 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
10.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Woolacombe today?

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 9AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121111111111101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16411279104497011191259120811601160101880779268266957349540833928419215112212594
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
N
10
N
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
9.30
6:59PM
9.29
7:20AM
9.51
7:38PM
9.45
8:00AM
9.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21AM
0.84
12:43PM
0.58
1:01AM
0.58
1:22PM
0.45
1:39AM
0.50
2:01PM
0.50
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:18-------6:16-------6:13----
Sunset-------8:15-------8:15-------8:17
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C111011111211101010999991010109989101111
Feels °C (?)655465455445455565556687
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