Harbour of Paignton; Der Hafen von Paignton (Torbay, Devon, England) — Paignton. Photo: Jcg2006, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Paignton

Paignton is a town in Torbay, United Kingdom. From Paignton you can reach 3 surf spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is Paignton, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 170 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is EXT, 35 km away.

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Staying in Paignton

170 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: EXT, 35 km, NQY, 101 km, CWL, 108 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Paignton.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Paignton each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Paignton too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

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Paignton0.4 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft32 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

2 ft81 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

3 ft82 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Paignton, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	2, too small	1 ft5 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-east, 17 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the west, 18 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore	15°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	81kJ	wind from the west, 21 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft6 smushy	33kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	14°C
Sun 25Oct	33, too small	3 ft7 smushy	82kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	15°C

Preston Beach1.2 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft32 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

2 ft81 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

3 ft82 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Preston Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	2, too small	1 ft5 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-east, 17 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the west, 18 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	81kJ	wind from the west, 21 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	33kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	33, too small	3 ft7 smushy	82kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	15°C

Lip T13 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Teignmouth

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lip T, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	1 ft5 smushy	4kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft6 smushy	23kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 smushy	17kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	61kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	1 ft7 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	25, too small	2 ft6 smushy	38kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots, offshore	15°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Paignton, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Dive near Paignton

Fairy Cove 0.9 km · stays here

Places to eat near Paignton

Dragon PearlChinese · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Aug 2026
Mariners Fish And ChipsFish and chips · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, Nov 2025
Oak TreeBritish · 0.2 km from the centre
Aghni Cafe and RestaurantIndian · 0.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, Sep 2025
Bengal SpiceIndian · 0.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Feb 2026
East in the WestIndian · 0.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jul 2024

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits

Paignton, UK