Woolacombe Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Woolacombe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is
19.0°C
2.7° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 10PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)--
Afternoon (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
33
36
85
37
58
100
282
390
337
318
346
300
273
240
273
266
294
252
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:35PM9.00m
9:49AM8.69m
10:11PM8.60m
10:27AM8.26m
Low Tide
3:06PM1.21m
3:28AM1.29m
3:40PM1.51m
4:03AM1.70m
4:18PM1.97m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:00
7:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
15
17
18
19
18
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
12
13
13
14
13
11
12
13
13
14
13
14
15
16
17
16
16
14
14
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