Paignton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.43° N 3.56° W

Paignton, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Issued: 6 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paignton sea temperature is
19.2° C
2.6° 

Paignton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Paignton based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Paignton right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Paignton

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Exeter Airport

33 km NNE174 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
moderate winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 310 degs)
(20 km/h at 280°)
18 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Exeter Airport NO 2

36 km NNE27 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearno report
wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
19.8 °C40
40

-

Plymouth- Mount Batten

41 km SW51 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearno report
wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
22.2 °C21
21

-

885

42 km NNE43 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
15
light winds from the W
(17 km/h at 265°)
30
18.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

BUOY-62030

51 km SW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Channel Islands Buoy

76 km SE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the W
(30 km/h at 280°)
17.7 °C-
-


BUOY-62050

77 km SSW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the WNW
(30 km/h at 290°)
18.0 °C-
-


Yeovilton (Navy) Airport

92 km NE215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
30
moderate winds from the W
(28 km/h at 270°)
19 °C10.0
10.0
no cloud

Woolacombe NDHPC

93 km NW112 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
45
strong winds from the WNW
(46 km/h at 296°)
60
15.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Bell Hill

102 km ENE243 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
55
near gales from the W
(54 km/h at 279°)
65
17.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Paignton and within an acceptable time window.

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