Surf Forecasts:
Salcombe surf forecast from 10 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 11 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period, WSW swell with 659 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 11 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salcombe this week:
The surf forecast for Salcombe over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Salcombe in the next 16 days are 2.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salcombe over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about the next couple of weeks around Salcombe. It’s going to be a test of patience, that’s for sure.
We’re looking at a long stretch of nothing much at all, especially through the middle of the period. The water’s running about 3° Fahrenheit warmer than usual for this time of year, so it’s a touch on the balmy side, but that’s about the only thing that’s going to feel good.
The week starts off flat and messy. Wednesday the 9th has a bit of swell but it’s sloppy and blown out, nothing to get excited about. Thursday is worse – tiny, weak waves and no power. Friday the 11th early might offer a glimmer with a clean 5ft from the WSW, but the period is short and it’s going to be fat and frustrating. The weekend stays in that same dull, cross-off rut. We’ve got a three to four day stretch there where there’s just no recommendation worth chasing.
Now, there’s one morning that stands out as a potential sneaky window: Sunday the 13th. It’s only a 4ft wave, but it’s got a decent 11-second period, a touch more push to it. The wind is light offshore from the WNW early, so it’s going to be clean. It’s not going to be epic, but it might be the most fun you have all week. Surfable, but ordinary is the name of the game, so keep your expectations low.
After that, things go quiet again. A whole run of days with nothing worth paddling out for. Then we get to the 20th. That Sunday morning looks like the one real standout. It’s a week and a half away, so don’t book the trip yet, but the charts are showing a solid 7ft of west swell with a long-period groundswell, and the energy is proper – over 1000 on the scale. The wind is light offshore from the NW, too. If that holds, Salcombe could be seriously good. This is the one to keep an eye on.
That afternoon the swell drops back and the period gets super long, which can cause it to close out. The week after that is back to the same old story – small, weak, and mostly onshore. All in all, there’s very little on the table. If you’re desperate, that Sunday morning is your window, but for the rest of it, you might want to find something else to do.
Stay patient, keep the boards waxed, and check back in.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 109 | 42 | 9 | 659 | 352 | 238 | 140 | 140 | 176 | 441 | 319 | 198 | 154 | 106 | 103 | 74 | 64 | 61 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:15PM3.79m | 6:45AM3.72m | 6:58PM4.08m | 7:24AM3.95m | 7:36PM4.24m | 7:59AM4.08m | 8:10PM4.29m | 8:31AM4.10m | 8:42PM4.21m | 9:00AM4.04m | 9:11PM4.05m | 9:27AM3.90m | 9:40PM3.82m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM0.30m | 12:11PM0.32m | 00:38AM0.01m | 12:51PM0.07m | 1:15AM-0.16m | 1:28PM-0.07m | 1:50AM-0.21m | 2:04PM-0.10m | 2:23AM-0.14m | 2:38PM-0.01m | 2:55AM0.04m | 3:10PM0.17m | 3:26AM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 11 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 15 | W 14 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 165 | 109 | 42 | 2 | — | 352 | 238 | 140 | 4 | 14 | — | 319 | 198 | 154 | 106 | 103 | 74 | 64 | 61 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 13 | W 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | W 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 87 | 659 | — | — | — | 140 | 176 | 441 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 24 | 269 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 84 | 95 | 169 | 169 | 0 | 95 | 24 | 95 | 95 | 83 | 83 | 115 | 24 |
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