Bigbury-on-Sea (Devon) weather

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Forecast days

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

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    8 day forecast for Bigbury-on-Sea

    Today (1 April 2025)
    Time
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    26
    E
    25
    E
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    38
    37
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    73%
    74%
    UV - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    26
    25
    24
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 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°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    23
    E
    22
    E
    21
    E
    19
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    23
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    26
    ENE
    26
    E
    27
    E
    26
    E
    25
    E
    24
    E
    23
    E
    23
    E
    22
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    35
    32
    29
    29
    32
    33
    33
    36
    38
    40
    41
    41
    40
    38
    37
    35
    34
    35
    34
    33
    34
    35
    35
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    78%
    75%
    72%
    68%
    66%
    64%
    59%
    57%
    61%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    69%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    22
    21
    19
    17
    18
    19
    19
    21
    23
    25
    26
    26
    27
    26
    25
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    22
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 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 Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    90%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    22
    NE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    E
    23
    E
    22
    E
    22
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    35
    36
    36
    37
    34
    32
    25
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    74%
    76%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - 1 1 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    22
    22
    20
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    7
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    11
    ENE
    12
    NE
    15
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    20
    E
    20
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    20
    24
    28
    30
    28
    27
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    88%
    83%
    73%
    69%
    73%
    75%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    15
    17
    19
    20
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    6
    6
    4
    4
    6
    7
    7
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    23
    ENE
    24
    ENE
    23
    E
    20
    E
    16
    ENE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    33
    36
    36
    34
    28
    23
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    77%
    78%
    75%
    68%
    65%
    69%
    73%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    21
    23
    24
    23
    20
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    10
    10
    11
    11
    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)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    E
    19
    E
    21
    E
    20
    E
    17
    ENE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    28
    30
    31
    31
    30
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    76%
    80%
    75%
    70%
    66%
    68%
    71%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    19
    21
    20
    17
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    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 Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    14
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    E
    14
    E
    12
    E
    10
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    22
    24
    24
    23
    19
    13
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    73%
    74%
    72%
    68%
    66%
    67%
    72%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 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)
    11°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    13
    15
    13
    13
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    76%
    78%
    74%
    72%
    72%
    74%
    78%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 6.4 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 settled this evening and overnight.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Early evening sunshine leads into a dry and clear night. Turning chilly, especially in the countryside, though most places remaining frost free. Winds easing somewhat but still rather windy in some coastal regions. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Another sunny day for most. Brisk easterly winds for many and rather windy in parts of Devon, Cornwall, and along southern coasts. Feeling warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Somewhat cloudier on Thursday with scattered showers in the southwest. Plenty of sunshine returning on Friday and Saturday. Brisk easterly winds, especially around the coasts but warm in the sunshine.

    Updated:

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