Paignton Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be honest with you right off the bat: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and bleak for Paignton. There’s no surf on offer right now, and it’s going to stay that way for a while. We’re looking at a solid gap of about a week with absolutely nothing rideable. It’s a tough stretch, but that’s the way the ocean’s working right now.

The first sign of anything shows up on the morning of Saturday the 13th. It’s small – just a 1ft swell coming out of the SSE with a short, weak 3-second period. The energy is basically nothing, sitting at a paltry 4 (weak energy). It’s not going to be pretty, and the light cross-onshore wind won’t do it any favors. This is strictly one for the most optimistic of souls, and even then, it’s a stretch. By the afternoon, it nudges up a touch to 2ft from the SE, but the period is still a weak 4 seconds with light cross-onshore wind. It's still not good.

We get a slight improvement on Sunday the 14th. The morning brings a clean, glassy surface with a 2ft SSE swell, but again, it's got that short 4-second period. The energy is building a little at 16 (weak energy), but it’s still just ankle-biters. The afternoon turns a bit more cross-off with a 1ft easterly bump, but it’s still tiny and weak.

The flat spell returns for a few days after that, with a whole lot of nothing from the 15th through the 17th. You’re better off finding something else to do.

Then, for the final weekend of the period, things finally start to look a little more interesting. On Saturday the 19th, we see the best conditions of the entire run. The morning is absolutely glassy with a 2ft swell from the E, and a period that stretches out to 5 seconds. The energy is the highest we’ve seen all run, at 29 (weak energy). It’s still not big, but that clean surface makes it the standout. The afternoon keeps the 2ft E swell and the period at 5 seconds, but the wind swings a bit cross-shore, so the morning is definitely the pick.

Sunday the 20th sees a drop back to a 1ft E swell with that short 4-second period. The energy fades back to 4 (weak energy), and it’s a step back down from the day before. It looks like a fade-out to end the run.

So, to wrap it up: it’s a long, flat stretch ahead. The one true standout is the glassy morning session on Saturday the 19th. It won’t be big, but it’ll be clean. The water might be a touch warmer than average for this time of year, which is a small comfort when you’re staring at a flat ocean.

This is Rusty, signing off. We’ll get some waves eventually.

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