Surf Forecast Surf Report

Preston Beach surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 01 May 2025 BST
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Preston Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Preston Beach sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Preston Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Preston Beach at 7AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (01 May)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (01 May)1ft (0.3m)4s

Table - waves today at Preston Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
NE
0.3
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)4444444444431313131322344444445677776666666555566655554334444344
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)13121115161395310000000191719241914142975173284233178128130126131139127856440323937744523148421234331110
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
SE
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
10
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
offoffcrossononcrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24PM
3.98
9:51AM
3.72
10:07PM
3.76
10:37AM
3.41
10:53PM
3.48
11:27AM
3.08
11:44PM
3.19
12:24PM
2.79
12:44AM
2.94
1:34PM
2.60
1:56AM
2.78
3:00PM
2.57
3:20AM
2.77
4:23PM
2.70
4:34AM
2.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:54AM
-0.10
3:10PM
0.16
3:37AM
0.20
3:52PM
0.51
4:24AM
0.56
4:38PM
0.89
5:18AM
0.94
5:34PM
1.24
6:37AM
1.24
7:05PM
1.49
8:30AM
1.30
8:57PM
1.48
9:45AM
1.16
10:04PM
1.30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Sunrise---5:50-------5:48-------5:46-------5:45-------5:43-------5:41-------5:39-------5:37
Sunset-------8:32-------8:34-------8:36-------8:37-------8:38-------8:40-------8:42----
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Rain (mm)
-------------------121--------------------------------------
Temp. °C171615141514141514141313151617171614119910121313111077111211976581011121098810131212109881011121210865
Feels °C (?)151312111212131514131212151517171411755681096300554210-1245876456111010764456976310
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