Surf Forecasts:
Woolacombe surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period, W swell with 976 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s 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 Wednesday (Sep 09) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Woolacombe in the next 16 days are 1.9m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Woolacombe over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Woolacombe.
To be honest, the next 16 days are looking pretty grim for a proper paddle. Straight up, there’s nothing on offer that I’d get excited about. The data shows a real flat spell with rubbish conditions lining up. For the first few days, we’ve got some size, but the wind is just cruel – mostly onshore or cross-onshore, which is going to chop it all up. The water temp is sitting at 66°, which is *much warmer than normal* for this time of year, a real anomaly of 5°, so your wettie will feel nice, but you’ll be fighting the wind.
We start Monday the 7th with a moderate energy swell (807) from the west, around 5 ft, but that WNW wind at 15 mph is onshore, and it’s called “poor surf conditions” – no score. That afternoon the wind picks up to 18 mph from the WSW, and the swell bumps to 6 ft with a 13-second period, which has some grunt, but the onshore wind will just make it a messy, lumpy wall. Tuesday the 8th is more of the same: cross-on winds, lumpy and choppy, with moderate energy (586). It’s just not worth it.
The rest of the outlook is a slow bleed of smaller and smaller swell. Wednesday the 9th drops to 4 ft, then Thursday the 10th crumples to 2 ft and 1 ft with weak energy. There’s a tiny pulse of 5 ft on Friday the 11th, but cross-on winds again. The combined energy never gets strong, and the period is short, mostly under 10 seconds, which means weak, fat waves if they even form.
From the 19th onwards, it’s all under 1 ft and energy readings in the teens or single digits. A few days of zero surf. The 22nd shows a 0.3 ft swell with a 16-second period, but with 28 mph winds, that’s just a messy windswell for the kites, not the surfers. Honestly, for a spot that’s fairly exposed, this is a blank run. It’s not unusual for this area to have a couple of weeks of nothing, so don’t get your hopes up. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing to recommend. Just keep an eye on the charts.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 441 | 1087 | 976 | 476 | 471 | 176 | 190 | 108 | 46 | 32 | 18 | 86 | 318 | 193 | 109 | 62 | 43 | 39 | 209 | 186 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 7:38AM9.48m | 7:54PM9.66m | 8:13AM9.41m | 8:28PM9.46m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 1:36PM0.61m | 2:00AM0.65m | 2:08PM0.71m | 2:29AM0.88m | ||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | W 12 | W 9 | — | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 441 | — | 786 | 476 | — | 83 | 190 | 108 | 46 | 32 | 18 | 86 | 318 | 193 | 109 | 62 | 43 | 39 | — | — | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 366 | — | — | 110 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | W 9 | WNW 6 | N 3 | W 6 | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 1087 | 976 | — | 471 | 176 | 2 | 28 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 29 | 209 | 186 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 94 | 90 | 41 | 316 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 6 | 221 | 279 | 90 | 41 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 90 | 184 | 69 | 40 |
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