Surf Forecasts:
Paignton surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, E swell with 60 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 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Paignton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this outlook for the next 16 days is a tough one. We’ve got a long, dry spell with almost nothing worthwhile on the cards, and honestly, when it’s this flat, the forecasts can change, but right now it’s looking like a real bust for the foreseeable future.
We start off on Friday, 31st July, and it’s a total blank. The water is a very unusual 68° and much warmer than normal for this time of year, but there’s zero swell to enjoy it in. That glassy, clear weather on Saturday morning, 1st August, is a cruel tease – it’s dead flat. We do finally see a tiny pulse on Sunday, 2nd August, with a weak 2 ft swell from the ENE, but it’s a short period (4 seconds) and blowing straight onshore. That’s about as bad as it gets. The combined energy is a measly 7 (weak), so it’s not even worth getting the board wet.
Monday, 3rd August, brings a slight bump to 3 ft from the east, but again, the period is a pitiful 6 seconds, and the wind is a cross-on mess. The energy only hits 60 (weak). This is small, junky, and messy. The rest of the first week and into the second week is a desert of zero swell and poor surf conditions. We get a few days of clean offshore winds – like Wednesday, 5th August, with a gentle offshore, and again on Wednesday, 12th August, with a clean offshore – but there’s simply no waves to ride.
The best we can say is that on Wednesday, 12th August, we get a glimpse of a 2 ft swell from the east with a moderate offshore wind, but the energy is only 10 (weak). It’s a short-period, weak windswell that’s too small and gutless to do anything with. Paignton is an inconsistent, beginner-friendly spot, and it’s just not firing. For a beach setup like this, with such weak, poor-quality surf and strong winds, it honestly looks more interesting for a kite than a paddle. There are no standouts here. Not a single one. This is a blank run that’s pretty normal for the area when the swell windows are this closed.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 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) | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 3 | W 10 | SW 3 | N 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:54PM3.82m | 9:15AM3.55m | 9:25PM3.86m | 9:47AM3.57m | 9:57PM3.83m | 10:20AM3.55m | 10:29PM3.74m | 10:54AM3.47m | 11:04PM3.59m | 11:32AM3.35m | 11:44PM3.39m | 12:15PM3.19m | 00:33AM3.16m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58PM0.34m | 2:23AM0.20m | 2:30PM0.26m | 2:55AM0.12m | 3:03PM0.23m | 3:28AM0.10m | 3:39PM0.26m | 4:04AM0.16m | 4:17PM0.37m | 4:43AM0.31m | 5:00PM0.55m | 5:29AM0.54m | 5:52PM0.79m | ||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | S 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 25 | — | 3 | 12 | 6 | — | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | W 10 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 5 | — | — | SW 13 | W 10 | W 7 | S 12 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | S 13 | W 11 | SW 12 | W 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | — | SW 3 | N 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | E 6 | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 6 | NNW 2 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 60 | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | 21 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 280 | 904 | 245 | 137 | 156 | 135 | 476 | 135 | 81 | 40 | 130 | 87 | 138 | 138 | 30 | 265 | 40 | 122 | 280 | 156 | 441 |
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