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Salcombe Surf Forecast
/ Devon (South) (16 surf breaks) /
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Salcombe surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 02 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Salcombe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Salcombe sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Salcombe today?
The current surf forecast for Salcombe at 10AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Salcombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 7 | |
57 | 52 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:32AM3.74m | 7:47PM3.83m | 8:02AM3.72m | 8:15PM3.81m | 8:32AM3.65m | 8:45PM3.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM0.24m | 1:32AM0.23m | 1:45PM0.27m | 2:03AM0.26m | 2:15PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | |  | | |  |  | | | | |  | | | |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | 8:38 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 7 | W 3 |
 kJ | 57 | 52 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 8 | WSW 5 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 192 | 117 | 95 | 111 | 117 | 135 | 169 | 169 | 137 | 271 | 217 | 137 | 115 | 115 | 111 | 107 | 111 | 115 | 115 | 216 | 165 | 95 |
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