Woolacombe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at Woolacombe. I’m not gonna lie to you, the next couple of weeks look pretty bleak. We’ve got a real flat spell on the cards, and the wind is going to be a pain in the backside for most of it.

From Tuesday morning right through to Saturday afternoon, the 2nd of August, it’s a write-off. The swell is tiny, mostly under 2ft, and what little there is comes with onshore or cross-onshore winds. The water is sitting at 66° much warmer than normal for this time of year, which is a bit unusual, but you won’t be feeling it because you’ll just be staring at a flat, choppy ocean. The combined energy is weak, barely reaching 37 (37) on Tuesday morning, and it only gets worse. There’s a brief moment early Sunday morning, the 2nd of August, where we get a fresh offshore breeze from the East at 18 mph, but the swell is a pathetic 1ft. Clean, yes, but you’d need a stand-up paddleboard to catch anything.

Things start to stir on Monday morning, the 3rd of August. The wind goes glassy, and we get a tiny 2ft swell from the WSW with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is still only 55 (55), so it’s weak, but it’s surfable. It’s the only window of clean, glassy conditions in the whole forecast, so if you’re desperate, that’s your moment. It won’t be pretty, but it’s something.

After that, the wind swings back onshore and stays there. The swell does pick up for a bit around Tuesday and Wednesday, the 4th and 5th of August, with waves hitting 4ft from the WSW, but it’s all onshore slop. The combined energy gets into the triple digits, hitting 223 (223) on Tuesday morning, but it’s a messy, choppy ocean. Not worth getting wet for.

The weekend of the 9th and 10th of August sees the biggest swell of the lot, with 5ft waves from the West on Sunday morning, and the combined energy jumps up to 441 (441). That’s the most powerful we’ll see. But the wind is howling onshore at 22 mph, making it a churned-up, lumpy mess. This is expert-only territory, and even then, it’s going to be a battle. For a beach and reef setup like Woolacombe, with that much onshore wind, it’s honestly looking more interesting for the kite surfers than for us paddle surfers.

The whole outlook is a bit of a disaster. There’s only one real standout, and that’s the glassy Monday morning on the 3rd of August. It’s tiny, it’s weak, but it’s clean. For the rest of the 16 days, you’re better off tuning the board or going for a run.

Rusty.

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