Surf Forecasts:
Paignton surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period, SE swell with 10 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Paignton this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Paignton in the next 16 days are 0.6m 4s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Paignton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let's get straight to it.
Honestly, it's a flat spell ahead for Paignton. I’ve scanned the whole 16-day window and there just isn't any real surf on the menu. From now through the 19th of September, it's a complete blank – nothing worth paddling out for. The wave energy is reading a flat zero for nearly every single session. You’d be chasing a ghost.
There's a tiny flicker on Sunday the 6th of September. We see some weak swell pushing in from the Southeast at 2ft, but with a short, wind-blasted period of 4 seconds, the energy is pathetic – just 8-10. Coupled with a cross-onshore breeze, it's going to be messy and choppy. That one's a hard pass for a proper surf.
We get a bit of offshore wind through the middle of the week, which would normally have me excited, but with absolutely no swell behind it, it's just a cruel joke. There’s a little 0.7ft bump from the East on the Monday morning, but the energy is so weak (1) it’s barely a ripple. Even the glassy conditions we see on a few mornings, like the 12th and 14th, won't help because the ocean is flat.
So, bottom line: there’s nothing to recommend here. It’s one of those stretches where the ocean just shuts off. Hang the wetsuit up, maybe do a beach clean, and hope the forecasts change. Keep an eye on the horizon, folks. This is Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 6 | SW 5 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | S 13 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | S 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:47AM3.19m | 00:14AM3.02m | 12:49PM2.94m | 1:32AM2.74m | 2:21PM2.80m | 3:26AM2.67m | 4:14PM2.93m | 5:08AM2.91m | 5:33PM3.27m | 6:10AM3.25m | 6:26PM3.63m | 6:56AM3.56m | 7:10PM3.91m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM0.57m | 5:26PM0.77m | 5:55AM0.94m | 6:37PM1.11m | 7:20AM1.24m | 8:31PM1.25m | 9:14AM1.26m | 10:11PM1.03m | 10:34AM1.00m | 11:13PM0.68m | 11:29AM0.67m | 00:00AM0.34m | 12:13PM0.37m | 00:41AM0.07m | |||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 7 | W 12 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | ESE 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | S 6 | W 10 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 65 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | 50 | 2 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | W 10 | W 8 | W 11 | S 13 | W 10 | S 13 | — | SSE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | W 10 | W 14 | SW 13 | S 13 | W 10 | — | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 6 | WNW 3 | — | SW 7 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | W 3 |
| kJ | 49 | 24 | 3 | — | 7 | — | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 47 | 39 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 193 | 29 | 29 | 96 | 81 | 92 | 126 | 104 | 131 | 64 | 159 | 246 | 246 | 29 | 486 | 193 | 417 | 64 | 246 | 29 |
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