Surf Forecasts:
Salcombe surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, E swell with 105 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salcombe this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Salcombe in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 23) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salcombe over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a bit of a tough stretch for Salcombe, right up until the very end. The whole first week is a write-off. We’ve got nothing but junk – tiny, wind-scrambled waves or just flat conditions. The water temperature is sitting at 65°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, a good 5° above average, so at least the swim will be nice.
We’ve got a gap of practically nothing for the first two weeks. The only real glimmer, and it’s a long-range one, comes right at the end. On Wednesday the 29th of July, we finally see a solid pulse of swell. The early morning is looking glassy with a calm wind, and the swell height jumps to 7 ft from the WSW with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy reading is a solid 560, which is a moderate to strong energy. That’s a proper amount of juice. However, with the swell pushing 7 ft, this is really for the more experienced surfers. The afternoon sees it back off a touch.
The next morning, Thursday the 30th, also looks glassy on the dawn patrol, with a 4 ft swell from the W, showing 275 energy. But the wind is due to swing onshore later, so it’s a dawny or nothing.
It’s a long wait for the only real moment of quality, so keep your fingers crossed for that 29th of July. The rest of the forecast is a hard sell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | E 4 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 41 | 91 | 57 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 105 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:13PM4.22m | 8:43AM3.93m | 8:58PM4.30m | 9:26AM3.93m | 9:39PM4.26m | 10:07AM3.85m | 10:19PM4.11m | 10:46AM3.70m | 10:57PM3.88m | 11:24AM3.51m | 11:35PM3.60m | 12:02PM3.31m | 00:13AM3.30m | 12:42PM3.11m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM-0.11m | 2:05PM0.03m | 2:36AM-0.13m | 2:48PM0.07m | 3:19AM-0.04m | 3:30PM0.21m | 4:00AM0.15m | 4:12PM0.43m | 4:41AM0.40m | 4:54PM0.70m | 5:23AM0.70m | 5:39PM0.99m | 6:09AM1.00m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 |
 | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | 9:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | W 8 | WNW 3 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | E 5 | E 5 | WNW 4 | W 10 | E 4 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 6 | 52 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | E 4 | W 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | W 11 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | E 4 | W 8 | W 10 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 7 | W 9 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | W 8 | — | S 19 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | WNW 3 | — | SW 6 | W 4 | NE 2 | — | — | E 4 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 199 | 41 | 91 | 57 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 105 | 22 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 323 | 315 | 91 | 374 | 374 | 1106 | 489 | 493 | 557 | 224 | 99 | 137 | 400 | 439 | 480 | 85 | 90 | 99 | 95 | 137 |
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