Salcombe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Salcombe's got lined up for us over the next couple of weeks. I'll be straight with you – it's a bit of a slow burner. We've got a long, quiet spell to get through before anything really gets going.

The water temp is sitting at about 64°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you might not need the thickest rubber just yet.

Looking at the immediate forecast, it's pretty flat and uninspiring. From Friday the 11th right through to the morning of the 25th, there's nothing worth jumping in for. That's a solid two-week gap where the conditions just aren't cooperating. We see a bit of swell here and there, like on the 13th with 5ft from the west, but the winds are all wrong, blowing cross-off or cross-shore, and the energy is weak to moderate. The wave comment basically says it's poor, so don't bother.

Even the mornings where it's clean and offshore, like on the 15th and 16th, the swell is tiny – 2ft to 5ft – and the overall energy is low (89-313). It's just not enough to get excited about.

Now, the one bright spot, and I mean the *only* standout in this whole 16-day window, is the morning of Friday the 25th of September. That's still a week and a half away, so take it with a pinch of salt, but the models are showing something promising.

For that Friday morning, expect a solid 7ft of swell. It's coming from the east, which is the optimum direction for Salcombe, and the period is a short 7 seconds. The energy reading is strong at 559. The wind will be light and blowing cross-offshore from the NNE, which means it should be clean. However, because this is a sheltered spot and the swell is over 5ft, it's going to be too much for beginners, but for the experienced crew, it could be the only real session of the fortnight. Keep an eye on it.

After that, it drops right back off into nothing. A long wait for one possible dawny.

Rusty.

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