Woolacombe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Woolacombe over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – this is a rough patch. The Finder has pulled up a blank, with no recommendations at all for the whole 16-day window. That’s a tough one. The swell is just tiny, the wind is often onshore or cross-onshore, and the quality is poor across the board. For a spot that can be fairly consistent, a run this long without a decent wave is a proper bummer, but it happens. It tends not to stay this poor forever, but for now, the outlook is bleak.

Let’s walk through it. The whole first week is a write-off. We’re looking at weak, short-period windswell from the west, mostly under 2ft, with periods of 5 to 8 seconds. That’s just not enough oomph. The wind is rubbish, too – mostly onshore from the west and northwest, making it choppy and messy. The combined energy is weak, rarely cracking 50 (24-68). The water temp is a notable 66°F with a 5°F anomaly, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s cold comfort when there’s nothing to ride.

There is a tiny glimmer of hope right at the start of the second week. On the 9th of August, the swell bumps up to 5ft from the west, with a period of 7 seconds, and the combined energy hits 194. That’s the strongest energy we’ll see, but it’s still a short-period windswell, and the wind is cross-shore to cross-onshore, so it’s going to be choppy and poor. With size over 5ft, it’s getting a bit too much for beginners, but the quality is just no good for anyone. The setup here is a beach and reef, so with that wind and poor quality, it’s looking more like a kite-surfing day than a paddle-surfing day.

After that, the swell just fades away again. The rest of the second week is tiny, with heights dropping to 0.7ft and 2ft, and the energy falls off a cliff. There are some clean, offshore windows on the 11th and 12th of August, with offshore winds from the east, but the swell is just too small to do anything with. It’s a classic case of “clean but flat.”

So, to sum it up: there are no standouts here. The best we can hope for is a glimmer of size on the 9th of August, but even that is a mess. If you’re desperate for a paddle, the cleaner days on the 11th or 12th might give you a knee-high ripple, but don’t expect much. Otherwise, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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