Surf Forecasts:
Salcombe surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, W swell with 256 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salcombe this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Salcombe in the next 16 days are 1.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 25) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salcombe over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a proper look at what's on the cards for Salcombe over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's a quiet start. For the first week and a half, we're looking at a proper dry spell. The swell is tiny, barely a ripple, and the energy is just pitiful. You'll see a few mornings with glassy conditions, like the 24th morning, but with a piddly 0.7ft of west swell, you're just staring at a flat lake. The wind does go offshore on the 25th morning, but again, there's no power behind it. The Sunday the 26th shows a pulse of 4ft to 5ft swell with clean offshore winds, but the wave comment tells us it's still poor. The energy is there (183-256), but it's a short-period 7-8 second wind swell, so it's just not coming together.
Honestly, it's a tough watch. The only real glimmer of hope comes on Sunday the 2nd of August. That morning, we get a proper wake-up call. The wind is dead calm, glassy as it gets, and we've got a solid 8ft of west swell pushing in. The combined energy jumps right up to 982, which is proper strong. Now, that's a lot of water for a sheltered spot like Salcombe, and it's a short 9-second period, so it's not the cleanest groundswell, but for size and power, this is the standout of the whole 16 days. It's a big wave though, over 8ft, so this is strictly for the experienced crew who know the lineup. The water temp is sitting at 66°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a nice bonus if you're in a wetsuit.
After that big Sunday morning, the swell drops off again, and the wind turns messy. The week that follows sees a mix of choppy, cross-shore winds and the energy fading back to small numbers. The 5th of August morning has a clean-ish 3ft, but it's nothing to get excited about. So, the long and short of it is: save your energy for the morning of Sunday the 2nd of August. That's the one session that looks like it could deliver some real grunt, but it's not for the faint-hearted.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 89 | 183 | 256 | 187 | 109 | 74 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 30 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30PM2.94m | 1:50AM2.83m | 2:30PM2.83m | 3:01AM2.71m | 3:53PM2.83m | 4:37AM2.75m | 5:20PM2.98m | 5:53AM2.92m | 6:17PM3.21m | 6:43AM3.14m | 7:00PM3.46m | 7:22AM3.34m | 7:36PM3.69m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM1.46m | 8:28AM1.43m | 9:18PM1.50m | 9:48AM1.41m | 10:29PM1.37m | 10:49AM1.27m | 11:22PM1.17m | 11:36AM1.07m | 00:05AM0.94m | 12:16PM0.85m | 00:42AM0.71m | 12:51PM0.64m | 1:17AM0.49m | ||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | E 4 | E 5 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 109 | 74 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | E 4 | W 8 | W 10 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 30 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | — | S 13 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | W 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | N 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 48 | 89 | 183 | 256 | 187 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 693 | 470 | 511 | 752 | 518 | 484 | 442 | 581 | 733 | 151 | 100 | 111 | 165 | 83 | 93 | 111 | 115 | 117 | 117 | 90 |
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