Woolacombe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Woolacombe’s got cookin’ for us over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, I gotta be honest with you—this is a lean stretch. We’re looking at a lot of flat, weak days with small, short-period swells and mostly wonky winds. There’s a long gap of really poor, unsurfable conditions from now through to Thursday, July 10th, where you’ll barely find a ripple worth paddling for. The energy is just not there—combined energy values are stuck in the 20s and 30s for days on end—and the wind is mostly cross or onshore, keeping things messy.

After that, things start to look a little more promising, but it’s still not firing. The best of the bunch looks to be Friday, July 10th. We’ve got a tiny pulse of 2ft swell from the west, with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 58, so don’t expect any power, but the wind is offshore from the east at 16 mph in the morning and then goes light cross-off in the afternoon. That’ll clean things up nicely for your longboard or foamie. It’s pretty ordinary surf, but at least it’ll be tidy.

The only other time worth getting wet is later on, around Sunday, July 19th. That’s a long way off, so treat it as promising but uncertain. The swell bumps up to 6ft from the WNW with a period of 7 seconds—short period, so a bit lumpy—and combined energy hits 325 (moderate). The problem is the wind is cross-onshore from the NNW at 16 mph, which will make it choppy. That size is getting a bit much for beginners, but for the more experienced among you, it could offer some fun, if messy, lines. Crowds at Woolacombe can be an issue sometimes, so keep that in mind.

All in all, it’s a quiet couple of weeks. Not much to get excited about, but that’s the nature of the area sometimes. Forecasts can always change, so don’t lose hope.

Rusty.

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