Overview

Salcombe Sand Bar is a sandbank at the mouth of the Salcombe Estuary in South Devon. The spot offers shallow waters and varied conditions between the estuary and the open sea. Exceptional setting.

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Spot forecast for Salcombe sand bar

Sunrise 07:45 · Sunset 18:14

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:20 · 3.5 m Low tide 07:18 · 2.2 m High tide 12:58 · 3.6 m Low tide 20:08 · 2 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:49 · 3.4 m Low tide 08:31 · 2 m High tide 14:26 · 3.7 m Low tide 21:11 · 1.8 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:17 · 3.6 m Low tide 09:31 · 1.7 m High tide 15:43 · 4 m Low tide 22:03 · 1.4 m
Friday 23 October High tide 04:23 · 4 m Low tide 10:22 · 1.4 m High tide 16:41 · 4.3 m Low tide 22:50 · 1 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:13 · 4.4 m Low tide 11:08 · 1 m High tide 17:29 · 4.7 m Low tide 23:33 · 0.6 m

Salcombe sand bar: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

269h

in August · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in August: 24 rideable days a month and 269 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is November, at 17.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 61%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 61% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is February, with 174 mm.

Monthly averages: Salcombe sand bar

Monthly averages — Salcombe sand bar — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.5	138 h	8 °C	149 mm
February	21.0	205 h	10 °C	174 mm
March	22.0	246 h	11 °C	113 mm
April	24.0	285 h	13 °C	120 mm
May	25.5	271 h	17 °C	66 mm
June	23.5	244 h	19 °C	49 mm
July	24.0	219 h	20 °C	71 mm
August	26.5	269 h	20 °C	49 mm
September	21.5	206 h	17 °C	113 mm
October	20.5	202 h	15 °C	105 mm
November	17.5	152 h	12 °C	136 mm
December	19.5	168 h	10 °C	127 mm

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Technical details of Salcombe sand bar spot

The spot works with winds from ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW.

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

Parking

Parking in Salcombe (paid). Access to the sand bar by boat or on foot at low tide from South Sands.

Hazards

Extremely strong currents at the estuary mouth — The Bar is dangerous. Shifting sandbanks. Maritime traffic. Difficult access.

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