Surf Forecasts:
Paignton surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, E swell with 76 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Paignton this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Paignton in the next 16 days are 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) 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 0.5m 3s period and expected on Friday (Jul 17) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Paignton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s happening for us over the next two weeks. I’ve got to be straight with you – this is a tough one. The whole forecast period is a bit of a bust, I’m afraid.
We start off on Thursday the 16th with next to nothing. Paignton is seeing a tiny 3ft swell from the east, but it’s weak, with combined energy at just (50), and a cross-onshore wind is chopping it all up. It stays poor all through the rest of the week and into the next. Waves are tiny, winds are messy, and the water is a very unusual 66° – that’s 6° warmer than normal for the time of year, which is a real oddity.
Honestly, from July 16th all the way through July 25th, the finder doesn’t give a single decent recommendation. There are a couple of afternoons on the 22nd and 24th where the wind goes clean or cross-off, but there’s just no swell at all. You’d be staring at a flat, glassy lake.
Then from the 26th of July we get a long stretch of clean, offshore winds – even glassy conditions on the 31st – but still, there’s zero swell. It’s like the ocean just turned off the tap. This is one of those blank runs that just happen sometimes. There’s no surf worth paddling for anywhere in the 16-day window. For any brave souls, the lack of swell and the clean wind on the 31st might make it look better for a kite session than a paddle.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 4 | NE 3 | E 4 | E 3 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 6 | E 5 | S 3 | E 6 | E 5 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 27 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 76 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:09PM4.13m | 9:37AM3.76m | 9:50PM4.09m | 10:18AM3.68m | 10:30PM3.93m | 10:57AM3.53m | 11:07PM3.70m | 11:34AM3.33m | 11:44PM3.41m | 12:11PM3.13m | 00:21AM3.12m | 12:50PM2.93m | 1:02AM2.85m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.10m | 2:37AM-0.06m | 2:49PM0.13m | 3:20AM0.02m | 3:31PM0.26m | 4:02AM0.18m | 4:12PM0.46m | 4:43AM0.42m | 4:55PM0.70m | 5:25AM0.69m | 5:40PM0.97m | 6:11AM0.97m | 6:35PM1.23m | ||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 4 | W 5 | E 4 | W 8 | W 8 | E 6 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 6 | E 5 | E 4 | — | E 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SW 7 | SW 6 | S 13 | SW 4 | W 8 | SW 5 | — | W 11 | W 7 | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 11 | ESE 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 8 | — | S 12 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 11 | W 7 | W 12 | — | W 11 | W 8 | W 7 | — | E 6 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | SW 2 | NW 2 | NE 3 | — | E 3 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | SW 3 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 50 | 27 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 311 | 311 | 286 | 378 | 486 | 495 | 529 | 482 | 252 | 135 | 378 | 460 | 483 | 87 | 105 | 135 | 482 | 499 | 778 | 321 | |
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