Surf Forecasts:
Salcombe surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 4 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, E swell with 214 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 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salcombe over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
What’s up, crew? Rusty here, and I gotta be honest – the surf forecast for the next couple weeks is a total dud. There’s nothing cooking, so don’t get your hopes up.
Starting from Wednesday July 29, it’s all poor. Swell heights are barely pushing 2 ft or less out of the west, with short periods of 6 to 10 seconds. The wave energy is pathetic – 33 (kWh) or under. It’s weak and messy.
We get a little blip on Saturday August 1st, where the afternoon swell bumps to about 3 ft from the west, with a 9-second period, and the combined energy finally hits 129 (kWh). But it’s still labelled poor, and with a fresh 30 km/h cross-off wind, it’ll be choppy and rough.
From there, it’s a long dry spell. From Sunday August 2nd all the way through Wednesday August 13th, that’s about 11 days of no real surf. The only halfway interesting moment is late Tuesday August 11th with a 2 ft west swell, but that’s got weak energy at 36 (kWh) and a cross-onshore wind. There’s a glassy morning on Friday July 31 and another on Wednesday August 12, but with waves barely a foot high, there’s nothing to surf.
Given the tiny swell and frequent side or onshore breezes, Salcombe is looking better for a kayak than a surfboard right now.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | E 6 | WSW 8 | E 7 | E 6 |
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 kJ | 24 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 31 | 103 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 47 | 44 | 61 | 45 | 35 | 138 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:36PM3.69m | 7:57AM3.51m | 8:10PM3.87m | 8:30AM3.64m | 8:42PM3.98m | 9:03AM3.71m | 9:12PM4.02m | 9:34AM3.74m | 9:43PM4.00m | 10:06AM3.71m | 10:14PM3.91m | 10:39AM3.64m | 10:49PM3.77m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.64m | 1:17AM0.49m | 1:25PM0.46m | 1:49AM0.31m | 1:57PM0.32m | 2:21AM0.18m | 2:30PM0.24m | 2:54AM0.10m | 3:03PM0.21m | 3:27AM0.09m | 3:39PM0.26m | 4:03AM0.17m | 4:17PM0.38m | ||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 5 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | — | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 31 | — | 37 | 35 | 22 | 47 | 44 | 61 | 45 | 35 | 138 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 4 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | W 10 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 17 | 7 | — | 14 | 13 | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | W 12 | W 11 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NNE 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 9 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 7 | — | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 3 | — | 11 | 1 | 103 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 15 | 20 | 45 | 261 | — | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 120 | 169 | 117 | 217 | 251 | 107 | 117 | 252 | 117 | 117 | 135 | 115 | 137 | 115 | 90 | 95 | 108 | 562 | 389 | 815 |
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