Salcombe - South Sands (Beach) (Devon) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Sunny.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (5.5m) at

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    8 day forecast for Salcombe - South Sands (Beach)

    Today (31 March 2025)
    Time
    04:00
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    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    22
    23
    23
    23
    25
    26
    26
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    76%
    69%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    70%
    73%
    79%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (1 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    16
    E
    18
    E
    20
    E
    20
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    22
    E
    22
    E
    23
    E
    22
    E
    22
    E
    21
    E
    20
    E
    20
    E
    19
    E
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    28
    27
    26
    26
    27
    29
    31
    32
    33
    34
    33
    33
    35
    36
    37
    37
    37
    36
    36
    36
    36
    33
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    85%
    76%
    72%
    67%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    73%
    75%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
    3
    3
    4
    3
    3
    2
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    15
    ENE
    14
    E
    20
    ENE
    22
    E
    21
    E
    17
    ENE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    31
    30
    31
    32
    34
    33
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    79%
    83%
    83%
    68%
    62%
    56%
    62%
    66%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.2
    1.9
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    20
    E
    18
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    29
    32
    30
    26
    19
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    79%
    83%
    71%
    64%
    57%
    69%
    76%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.7
    1.3
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    17
    E
    15
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    26
    28
    28
    27
    20
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    83%
    84%
    72%
    63%
    60%
    70%
    75%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    E
    15
    E
    11
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    26
    31
    31
    30
    28
    19
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    77%
    79%
    73%
    65%
    61%
    68%
    73%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    13
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    10
    E
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    26
    28
    28
    25
    18
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    77%
    82%
    73%
    61%
    58%
    66%
    75%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    No weather symbol data
    No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    12
    E
    11
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    20
    22
    21
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    83%
    86%
    72%
    62%
    58%
    70%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    No UV data
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry and fine with plenty of sunshine.

    Today:

    Widely dry and fine, though chilly to start with a local frost in rural spots, and areas of mist and fog in places too. Plenty of sunshine to come by day, and feeling warm with light winds. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Tonight:

    Remaining settled this evening, though becoming increasingly breezy along the coast and across higher ground tonight. Feeling rather chilly too, though most places frost free. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Dry and bright with plenty of sunshine, though rather breezy too. Feeling pleasantly warm in sheltered, sunny, spots, but cooler along the coasts. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    High pressure continues to bring widely dry and fine conditions this week. Plenty of warm sunshine by day, but chillier by night. Staying rather breezy, especially along the south coast.

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