Surf Forecasts:
Woolacombe surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 15 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, W swell with 449 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 15 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Woolacombe this week:
The surf forecast for Woolacombe over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Woolacombe in the next 16 days are 1.6m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Tue 15th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Tue 15th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Woolacombe over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab your wettie and listen up. The next week and a half is looking pretty grim for Woolacombe – it’s going to be a waiting game. We've got a lot of onshore wind and lumpy, messy conditions with small to medium swell. It’s not going to be fun out there, and the water is a crazy 5° Fahrenheit warmer than usual for this time of year, which is a standout in itself. The waves are going to be mostly poor through the 22nd. There’s a serious run of days where you’d be better off doing something else.
Thursday the 10th kicks off with some weak 5.2ft WSW windswell, but it's crossed up with a fresh SSW breeze, so it's gonna be lumpy. The energy is weak at 253, so not much push. Then Friday the 11th is a bit smaller at 4.3ft, but the cross-onshore wind is still there. Saturday the 12th has a bit more size for the afternoon (5.6ft) but it’s short-period and messy. The whole first week is a write-off.
The 19th has a bit of size at 5.9ft, but that’s with a strong 45 km/h cross-onshore, so it'll be blown out and messy. That's the kind of day for the kite crew, not for us.
But hold on. We finally get a window. You need to circle the morning of Wednesday the 23rd. The wind is due to go glassy with an 8.2ft WSW swell rolling in. The combined energy is strong at 708, and it’s looking like the best surf we've seen in this whole outlook. That’s a proper standout. It’ll be too big for beginners, but for the rest of you, it’s game on. Thursday the 24th is also looking good, with light offshore winds and a solid 5.2ft W swell in the morning. Clean lines and decent power.
So, there you have it. A long flat and stormy spell, then a two-day window around the 23rd and 24th that looks proper. Don't sleep on it.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 505 | 300 | 194 | 115 | 64 | 240 | 311 | 319 | 231 | 144 | 135 | 129 | 115 | 115 | 173 | 289 | 320 | 273 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:34PM9.39m | 6:59AM9.34m | 7:16PM9.65m | 7:38AM9.48m | 7:54PM9.66m | 8:13AM9.41m | 8:28PM9.46m | 8:45AM9.18m | 8:59PM9.11m | 9:15AM8.82m | 9:28PM8.64m | 9:42AM8.36m | 9:56PM8.10m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.73m | 12:59PM0.70m | 1:26AM0.59m | 1:36PM0.61m | 2:00AM0.65m | 2:08PM0.71m | 2:29AM0.88m | 2:37PM0.96m | 2:55AM1.22m | 3:04PM1.32m | 3:19AM1.64m | 3:31PM1.78m | 3:45AM2.13m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 405 | 300 | 194 | 115 | 64 | — | 236 | 319 | 231 | 144 | 135 | — | 115 | 21 | 33 | 289 | 320 | — | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 9 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | W 8 | W 6 | — | — | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 251 | 505 | — | — | — | 36 | 240 | 311 | — | — | — | — | 129 | — | 115 | 173 | — | — | 273 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 69 | 43 | 43 | 78 | 90 | 139 | 104 | 44 | 252 | 90 | 90 | 67 | 8 | 505 | 316 | 43 | 93 | 41 | 45 |
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