Saunton surf break

Saunton surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 31 Jul 2025 BST
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Saunton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Saunton sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Saunton today?

The current surf forecast for Saunton at 7PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

Table - waves today at Saunton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
31
Friday
01
Saturday
02
Sunday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
1
NW
1
NNW
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)666688888885588888665884
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)10689846794938891951178787765128221918293323221917
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:06AM
7.03
11:24PM
6.98
11:45AM
6.60
12:07AM
6.47
12:33PM
6.18
1:01AM
6.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:08PM
1.82
5:32AM
2.03
5:50PM
2.26
6:18AM
2.46
6:43PM
2.67
Thursday
31
Friday
01
Saturday
02
Sunday
03
Sunrise-------5:41-------5:41-------5:43
Sunset---9:05-------9:04-------9:01----
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Rain (mm)
111---------------------
Temp. °C181718191716151414161717161515151617171716161718
Feels °C (?)17161716141412109101111111213131414141415151617
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Devon (North)

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 6 km away suggest it is still onshore at Saunton (light winds from the WNW at Chivenor Royal Air Force). 0.5m 7s swell from the W with a 0.5m 6s windswell, also from the W and a 0.4m 9s swell, also from the W. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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19 km/h
WNW
Onshore
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