Surf Forecasts:
Woolacombe surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period, W swell with 1,103 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 6 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W 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 Sunday (Sep 06) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. 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 1.8m 13s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 1PM. 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+) | 1AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Woolacombe over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the outlook for Woolacombe over the next 16 days is a tough one. We’re looking at a long stretch of onshore winds and messy conditions, with only a few brief windows of anything rideable. The first real opportunity isn’t until the 13th of September, so we’ve got a solid week of flat, choppy, or just plain ugly surf to get through first.
The opening days are a write-off. Saturday the 5th serves up a weak 4ft cross-on swell from the WNW with a short period of 7 seconds and a combined energy of just 180 – weak and messy. The wind stays onshore or cross-onshore all the way through the 12th. On Monday the 7th, we see a 5ft to 6ft Westerly swell with a longer period of 11-13 seconds and moderate to strong energy (866 - 1070), but it’s pinned with onshore winds, so it’ll be a blown-out, lumpy mess. That’s kite-surfing territory, not for a paddle.
Things start to look a little more promising from the morning of Saturday the 13th. We get a clean, offshore breeze from the ESE, with a small 3ft swell from the WSW. The wave energy is weak at 88, but with that offshore wind, it’ll be clean and surfable. It’s small and ordinary, but it’s a wave. This window of clean conditions continues into Sunday the 14th morning with a light cross-offshore wind and similar 3ft swell. That’s your best bet for the whole forecast – a couple of small, clean, user-friendly sessions.
Monday the 15th drops back into junk, and we’re back to onshore winds and tiny surf. The only other glimmer is on the morning of Wednesday the 16th of September. The wind goes glassy from the ENE, and we have a tiny 2ft groundswell with a long 11-second period. The energy is weak at 77, but it’ll be a glassy, clean surf if you’re desperate for a go-out. After that, it’s back to tiny, wind-affected dribble.
Look, there’s no standout here. The water temp is a very warm 66° which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won’t freeze. But the surf is a struggle. The best advice is to keep an eye on the 13th and 14th of September for the cleanest, most user-friendly windows.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 13 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 148 | 88 | 62 | 59 | 113 | 505 | 1070 | 487 | 460 | 327 | 225 | 84 | 67 | 23 | 69 | 93 | 206 | 103 | 334 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:18PM7.14m | 1:11AM6.88m | 1:58PM6.89m | 2:59AM6.92m | 3:41PM7.32m | 4:25AM7.55m | 4:53PM8.11m | 5:26AM8.32m | 5:47PM8.86m | 6:16AM8.95m | 6:34PM9.39m | 6:59AM9.34m | 7:16PM9.65m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM3.10m | 7:30AM3.27m | 8:36PM3.10m | 9:18AM2.99m | 10:06PM2.51m | 10:34AM2.29m | 11:11PM1.76m | 11:32AM1.57m | 00:03AM1.13m | 12:19PM1.02m | 00:47AM0.73m | 12:59PM0.70m | 1:26AM0.59m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 16 | W 11 | — | W 12 | W 10 | — | W 6 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 113 | 148 | 88 | 62 | 6 | 53 | 505 | — | 330 | 460 | — | 56 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 93 | 206 | 103 | 72 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 361 | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | 19 | 10 | 2 | 71 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | — | W 13 | W 7 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | — | WSW 7 | — | — | WNW 5 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 59 | 113 | — | 1070 | 487 | — | 327 | 225 | 84 | 67 | — | 69 | — | — | 102 | 334 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 90 | 0 | 221 | 140 | 78 | 41 | 94 | 268 | 91 | 64 | 43 | 43 | 255 | 14 | 3 | 78 | 23 | 172 | 316 | 43 |
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