Surf forecast · United Kingdom · Devon
Surf forecast Woolacombe today
Waves, swell and wind at Woolacombe (Devon, United Kingdom) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Big onshore.
Woolacombe surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Big Best window 16:00–17:00: big, onshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 4.1 m · 9 s ↑W | 0.8 m · 10 s ↑SW | 44–73 km/h ↑WNW onshore |
| 12:00 | 3.8 m · 9 s ↑W | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑WSW | 44–72 km/h ↑WNW onshore |
| 15:00 | 3.2 m · 9 s ↑W | 1.7 m · 10 s ↑WSW | 36–59 km/h ↑WNW onshore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑WSW | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 35–57 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 2.2 m · 6 s ↑WSW | 0.5 m · 10 s ↑W | 44–72 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 2.2 m · 7 s ↑WSW | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑W | 43–70 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
Tuesday 27 October
Big Best window 16:00–17:00: big, onshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 3.4 m · 9 s ↑WSW | 1.3 m · 12 s ↑W | 39–61 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 12:00 | 3.6 m · 9 s ↑WSW | 1.4 m · 12 s ↑W | 46–73 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 15:00 | 3.6 m · 9 s ↑W | 1.5 m · 11 s ↑WSW | 41–64 km/h ↑W onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 20:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Woolacombe
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about Woolacombe
Water temperature in Woolacombe · Tides in Ilfracombe · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at Woolacombe today?
- Big: waves 3.9 m at 9 s from WSW, swell 0.3 m · 10 s SSW (Sat 20:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Woolacombe?
- Wind 51 km/h from W: onshore for a beach facing W.
- When is the best time to surf Woolacombe today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Woolacombe?
- 15.3 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Croyde 5 km · Saunton Sands 7 km · Llangennith (Rhossili) 48 km · Rest Bay (Porthcawl) 48 km · Widemouth Bay (Bude) 49 km · Freshwater West 80 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Woolacombe, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.