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Preston Beach Surf Forecast
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Preston Beach surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.1° 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 7PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Preston Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | |
3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:20AM3.35m | 9:32PM3.44m | 9:53AM3.20m | 10:07PM3.30m | 10:31AM3.02m | 10:47PM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46PM0.47m | 3:07AM0.49m | 3:17PM0.63m | 3:40AM0.68m | 3:50PM0.81m | 4:18AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | 8:44 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | W 8 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | SW 8 | — | W 16 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | SW 6 | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | SW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | SW 8 | W 5 | W 16 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 486 | 247 | 246 | 281 | 280 | 482 | 482 | 297 | 514 | 452 | 299 | 246 | 208 | 253 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 494 | 486 | 486 | 482 | 449 | 136 |
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