Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
18.0°C
3.4° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 11PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
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
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
W
5
1.5
WSW
5
2.2
W
7
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
3
W
8
3
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.4
W
8
2.4
W
8
2.4
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.2
W
7
2
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.4
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
28
108
440
830
828
1029
1258
1107
875
742
674
640
593
529
411
328
220
158
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
45
WSW
45
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:28PM8.96m
5:53AM9.00m
6:10PM9.32m
6:33AM9.26m
6:48PM9.44m
Low Tide
11:43PM1.25m
11:56AM1.19m
00:22AM0.99m
12:32PM0.97m
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7:31
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1
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Temp °C
13
12
13
16
16
16
16
17
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13
13
13
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13
Feels °C
8
7
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8
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