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Paignton surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Paignton this week:
The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 10s period and expected on Monday (Sep 14) at 4AM.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, and it’s a tough one for Paignton. No sugar-coating it – the next two weeks are a bust for any kind of real surf.
We kick off on Friday the 11th of September with nothing. A flat, blank ocean. And it stays that way for a long, long stretch – almost two weeks of zero wave energy. It’s not until Tuesday the 22nd that we get a tiny blip: a 1ft swell from the NNE, but with a period of only 3 seconds. That’s wind slop, not a wave. The combined wave energy is a pathetic 3, and the wind is cross-onshore, so it’s bumpy and choppy. Not worth your time.
The rest of that week is more of the same. Wednesday the 23rd has a tiny 1ft swell from the east, Friday the 24th a laughable 0.7ft bump from the east. All with 3 to 4-second periods, onshore or cross-onshore wind, and combined energy never hitting double digits. The water temperature is a bit warmer than average for this time of year, but that’s about the only positive.
This break is a beginner spot, inconsistent and only fairly exposed. It really needs a clean offshore wind from the west to work, and we’re not seeing that at all. There is no standout session in this whole 16-day window. If you’ve got a kite, those fresh westerlies around the 18th to 20th might be your only fun, but for a surfer on a paddle board, it’s a total loss. These flat runs happen here sometimes – just part of the pattern.
Stay patient, and don’t bother waxing up just yet.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | S 12 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 12 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:48PM4.07m | 8:11AM3.91m | 8:23PM4.11m | 8:43AM3.93m | 8:55PM4.03m | 9:13AM3.85m | 9:25PM3.86m | 9:41AM3.71m | 9:54PM3.63m | 10:08AM3.50m | 10:23PM3.36m | 10:36AM3.27m | 10:53PM3.07m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM-0.10m | 1:30PM-0.01m | 1:52AM-0.15m | 2:05PM-0.05m | 2:25AM-0.10m | 2:38PM0.02m | 2:56AM0.06m | 3:11PM0.18m | 3:27AM0.29m | 3:42PM0.42m | 3:57AM0.57m | 4:14PM0.71m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | WSW 8 | W 11 | SW 4 | SW 5 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | — | SW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 10 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | W 13 | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 5 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 40 | 109 | 193 | 246 | 40 | 104 | 30 | 104 | 104 | 92 | 30 | 298 | 30 | 131 | 193 | 468 | 774 | 303 | 468 |
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