Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolacombe today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolacombe at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:42AM9.37m | 8:59PM9.53m | 9:19AM9.15m | 9:35PM9.21m | 9:53AM8.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.51m | 2:40PM0.63m | 3:06AM0.72m | 3:14PM0.88m | 3:37AM1.09m | 3:44PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 5 |
48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 18 | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WSW 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 7 |
— | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 19 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | W 7 | W 3 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — |
13 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 27 | 27 | 21 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 310 | 317 | 353 | 239 | 561 | 400 | 331 | 239 | 0 | 163 | 239 | 331 | 422 | 504 | 391 | 476 | 299 | 299 | 310 | 422 | 440 | 440 | 279 |
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