St Mary's Bay
Exeter · United Kingdom
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St Mary's Bay is a E-facing sand beach on the United Kingdom shoreline — it catches NE–SE swell, and offshore SW–NW winds tidy the banks through april–october.
Today's surf at St Mary's Bay
Updated 11:17 spot time
St Mary's Bay surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 0.4 m–1.5 m head high to overhead, 0.3 m SSE swell at 5.55 s. Wind up to 32 km/h S. Water 18°C. Best surf window around 09:00 — fun (3/5) with 28 km/h S wind.
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Know before you go
Best swell
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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