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Woolacombe Surf Photo: 'Putsborough beach, near Woolacombe' by Conor

Lat Long: 51.18° N 4.21° W

Issued: 6 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Woolacombe sea temperature is

16.1° C

1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Woolacombe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	N		W
	14 s	cross		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Woolacombe around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NNE	NNW	W	W
	14 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Woolacombe around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NE		W	NNW
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Woolacombe around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	ENE		W	NNW
	13 s	off		13 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Woolacombe around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	E		W	W
	13 s	off		13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Woolacombe around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	ENE		W
	13 s	glass		13 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Woolacombe around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NNE		W	W
	12 s	glass		12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Woolacombe around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	ESE		W
	12 s	glass		12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Woolacombe around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	ESE		W
	12 s	cross- off		12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Woolacombe around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SE		W
	12 s	cross- off		12 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Woolacombe around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	ESE		W
	12 s	cross- off		12 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Woolacombe around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	ESE		W
	11 s	off		11 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Woolacombe around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	ESE	E	W
	11 s	off	2 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Woolacombe around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	ESE		W
	11 s	off		11 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Woolacombe around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	ESE		W	W
	10 s	glass		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Woolacombe around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	E		W	W
	12 s	glass		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Woolacombe around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	ESE		W
	12 s	off		12 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Woolacombe around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 32 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 6.7m (22.1 ft). Range 10.27m (33.7 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Woolacombe Surf Photo: 'Putsborough beach, near Woolacombe' by Conor

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User: Conor (1 photo)

Country: United Kingdom (987 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:14 pm 2 Sep 2014

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Was this prediction accurate? As ms doesn't seem to be lately. [Editor replies: As long as the user gets the timestamp right, we attach our actual archived forecast to the image so you can judge for yourself. That day, it looks like the forecast was accurate.]