Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolacombe today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 9PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 409 | 388 | 295 | 269 | 242 | 229 | 200 | 218 | 230 | 397 | 504 | 518 | 504 | 504 | 576 | 612 | 458 | 307 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:25PM7.50m | 10:44AM7.24m | 11:03PM6.87m | 11:32AM6.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM2.33m | 4:15AM2.69m | 4:40PM2.96m | 4:57AM3.31m | 5:42PM3.56m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 110 | 110 | 72 | 51 | 50 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 307 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 409 | 388 | 295 | 269 | 242 | 229 | 200 | 218 | 230 | 397 | 504 | 518 | 504 | 504 | 576 | 612 | 458 | — | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 316 | 316 | 41 | 41 | 174 | 279 | 279 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 268 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 90 | 261 |
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