Surf Forecasts:
Paignton surf forecast from 31 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period, ESE swell with 34 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Paignton this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Paignton in the next 16 days are 0.9m 4s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Paignton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking like a write-off for any kind of proper surf around here. We’ve got a solid 16-day window in front of us, but honestly, it’s a long, flat spell. From now right through until the 5th of September, the charts are showing absolutely zero rideable swell. That's a full week of nothing but flat calm.
We finally see a glimpse of life on the 6th of September, with a tiny pulse of knee-high, short-period windswell pushing in from the southeast. At Paignton, you're looking at waves around 2ft to 2ft with a period of just 3 to 4 seconds – weak, gutless energy (a combined energy rating of just 5 to 17). The wind that day is cross-onshore, so it’s going to be a choppy mess. Not worth paddling out for.
That little blip fades fast, and the rest of the outlook is more of the same. There are a few mornings, like the 5th of September and the 8th of September, where the wind goes glassy with a light offshore, but with no swell to work with, it’s just a beautiful, flat ocean. Even when we get a small knee-high wave on the 10th and 11th of September, it’s so weak and short-period it’s basically just a ripple.
The water temperature is sitting at 67°F when we do see the first swell on the 31st of August, which is 5°F warmer than normal for this time of year – way warmer than it should be, but it won't help make anything out of nothing.
There are no standouts here. No hidden gems. The forecast confidence is high because nothing is happening. This is one of those blank runs where the area just goes quiet. Don't bother waxing the board; check back in a week or so, forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | S 14 | W 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:29PM3.96m | 9:51AM3.76m | 10:03PM3.83m | 10:24AM3.63m | 10:39PM3.61m | 11:02AM3.43m | 11:20PM3.33m | 11:47AM3.19m | 00:14AM3.02m | 12:49PM2.94m | 1:32AM2.74m | 2:21PM2.80m | 3:26AM2.67m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41PM-0.03m | 3:02AM-0.12m | 3:16PM0.02m | 3:38AM0.01m | 3:54PM0.17m | 4:16AM0.24m | 4:36PM0.43m | 5:00AM0.57m | 5:26PM0.77m | 5:55AM0.94m | 6:37PM1.11m | 7:20AM1.24m | 8:31PM1.25m | ||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 9 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | W 8 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | W 11 | SW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 |
| kJ | 138 | 82 | 11 | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 | W 10 | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 20 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | W 14 | — | S 13 | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | SW 3 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WNW 2 | — | SW 2 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 17 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 163 | 29 | 30 | 138 | 30 | 547 | 193 | 104 | 286 | 193 | 246 | 29 | 245 | 29 | 30 | 104 | 81 | 91 | 126 | 119 |
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