Surf Forecasts:
Paignton surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period, E swell with 1 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Paignton this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Paignton in the next 16 days are 0.2m 4s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 9s period and expected on Friday (Sep 11) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Paignton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough run for Paignton. We’ve got a big old blank stretch ahead. The good news is that things *might* start to flicker to life towards the end of the outlook period, but for the vast majority of this 16-day window, there’s just nothing worth paddling out for.
Looking at the whole picture, the surf stays poor until we hit the morning of Saturday the 19th of September. That means a solid 12-day gap with no swell to speak of. Plenty of offshore and cross-offshore winds in that time, but without any waves, it’s just a flat, clean ocean.
For the one and only break on offer here, Paignton, it’s a beginner-friendly spot that’s inconsistent and fairly exposed to the east. The water temp is sitting at 66°F – that’s a solid 4°F warmer than usual for this time of year, so it feels more like late summer than early autumn.
Now, for the only action we see. Saturday morning the 19th of September, a tiny 1.0ft ESE swell creeps in with a period of only 3 seconds. That’s pure windswell, weak as anything (combined energy of 1). It’s clean under a WNW cross-offshore breeze, but let’s be real – that’s barely a ripple. It gets a little better by the afternoon, with the swell bumping up to 2ft from the ESE at 3 seconds (combined energy of 6). Still, it’s poor surf conditions, so don’t get your hopes up.
Sunday the 20th of September is the most interesting of a bad bunch. Morning brings a 2ft ESE swell at 4 seconds (combined energy of 14). Winds are light from the SW, making it clean. That’s the pick of the entire forecast, but it’s still only just rideable for a beginner on a foamie. By the afternoon, the wind swings S at 16 mph, turning it cross-shore and choppy, so get your session in early.
After that, it’s back to flatness from Monday the 21st onwards.
So there you have it – a long dry spell with one very marginal window on the 20th. Not much to get excited about, but forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay this poor forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SE 3 | SE 4 | E 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 |
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 kJ | 6 | 7 | 1 | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 7:36AM3.78m | 7:48PM4.07m | 8:11AM3.91m | 8:23PM4.11m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 12:53PM0.13m | 1:17AM-0.10m | 1:30PM-0.01m | 1:52AM-0.15m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | SSE 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 4 | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | SSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 15 | W 14 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 57 | 27 | 7 | 35 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 109 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 208 | 116 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | E 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 6 | — | W 10 | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 10 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | SW 17 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 45 | 42 | — | 10 | 15 | 19 | 29 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 126 | 30 | 29 | 64 | 180 | 29 | 246 | 246 | 29 | 104 | 13 | 296 | 193 | 64 | 112 | 13 | 13 | 104 | 104 | 104 |
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