Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paignton today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Paignton at 1AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Paignton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 40 | 64 | 81 | 131 | 127 | 123 | 88 | 66 | 50 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:27PM3.03m | 10:42AM3.06m | 11:08PM2.78m | 11:30AM2.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.67m | 3:56AM0.85m | 4:19PM0.96m | 4:30AM1.13m | 5:01PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | ENE 6 | W 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 4 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 40 | 64 | 81 | 131 | 127 | 123 | 88 | 66 | 11 | 109 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 29 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 129 | 129 | 254 | 132 | 245 |
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