Salcombe Surf Break

Salcombe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 50.21° N 3.79° W

Issued: 12 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Salcombe sea temperature is
16.8° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


Salcombe surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 5 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, W swell with 116 kJ wave energy.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salcombe this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Salcombe in the next 16 days are 0.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 7AM (Sun 5th Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salcombe over the next 16 days.


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Salcombe has got cookin' for us over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough stretch. We're looking at a run of small, weak swell and onshore or cross-shore winds that just won't let up. The water's sitting around average for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.

The first couple of days, Sunday the 5th and Monday the 6th, we've got tiny little 2ft dribblers from the west, but the wind is all wrong – cross-off or cross-on, just making a mess of what little energy is there. The combined energy is weak, barely cracking 83 early on, and it just drops off from there. Honestly, it's poor.

Tuesday the 7th and Wednesday the 8th, the swell drops even further to a pathetic 2ft. The wind flips around from the east on Wednesday too, putting a nasty cross-on chop on the surface. Not worth paddling out for anything but a float.

Thursday the 9th through to Monday the 13th is just more of the same – we're stuck in a rut. Tiny, weak, poor quality surf. The wind stays gnarly, gusting up to 28 mph from the east-northeast at times, just ripping across the water. The combined energy is consistently in the weak zone, often under 60. It's a total write-off.

There is a small pulse that shows up around Tuesday the 14th. We see the combined energy bump to 138 in the morning, with a 2ft, 10-second period swell from the west. The wind is still a fresh cross-onshore though, which will keep it lumpy. It's a tease more than anything else.

The one standout, and I use that term loosely, is the run from Thursday the 16th into Friday the 17th. On the morning of the 16th we get a clean moment with a light cross-off breeze from the north-northeast, but the swell is only 2ft – barely a ripple. Then on Friday the 17th, we see some size pick up with 4ft of short period windswell from the east and northeast. The combined energy reaches 194 by the afternoon, which is moderate energy. But here's the catch: the wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-shore on Friday morning, turning into a lumpy cross-onshore in the afternoon. It's gonna be a messy, choppy affair. A kite surfer would be loving it, but for a paddle surfer, it's a struggle.

For the rest of the second week, it peters out again. A couple of clean-looking days on Sunday the 19th with 2ft from the northeast? Periods of 4 seconds, though. No juice, no power.

To be honest, there isn't a true standout. If I had to pick the best of a bad bunch, the morning of Tuesday the 14th has the most energy, but the wind is junk. The Friday the 17th has the most size, but the wind is also junk. It's a lean period, folks. Sometimes the ocean just says no. We'll have to wait for the pattern to shift.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
E
6
0.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
57
56
55
52
50
37
37
21
43
45
44
45
41
41
80
76
68
46
34
37
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
25
WSW
10
NW
10
W
20
WSW
10
NNW
10
WSW
20
W
10
NNE
10
E
10
SE
10
NNE
20
ENE
10
W
5
N
20
ENE
5
ESE
15
NE
35
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:35AM3.43m
10:44PM3.69m
11:13AM3.39m
11:22PM3.61m
11:55AM3.33m
00:05AM3.50m
12:42PM3.28m
00:57AM3.38m
1:38PM3.24m
1:58AM3.28m
2:43PM3.24m
3:12AM3.24m
4:00PM3.32m
Low Tide
4:00PM0.57m
4:29AM0.46m
4:41PM0.67m
5:12AM0.55m
5:28PM0.81m
6:03AM0.68m
6:25PM0.95m
7:05AM0.82m
7:38PM1.05m
8:21AM0.89m
9:01PM1.00m
9:38AM0.82m
10:16PM0.80m
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:15
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:27
9:25
9:25
9:24
9:24
9:23
9:22
 mm
Temp °C
21
23
22
22
23
23
24
25
24
25
28
24
26
28
26
25
25
23
24
26
24
Feels °C
19
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
21
22
25
22
25
27
24
23
24
21
20
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
83
57
56
55
52
50
37
37
21
43
45
44
45
41
41
80
76
68
46
30
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.3
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.5
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
9
Energy kJ
4
4
3
2
18
3
9
6
3
15
7
34
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
E
7
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
3
3
2
7
1
8
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
4
Energy kJ
3
2
8
7
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
117
95
105
111
117
90
111
117
83
83
90
84
103
117
107
83
107
83
107
99
85
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
6
8
7
5
5
9
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
8
7
6
8
9
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The above surf forecast table for Salcombe provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Salcombe can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Salcombe surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Salcombe) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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