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Bigbury-on-Sea (Devon) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (1.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for Bigbury-on-Sea

    Today (9 January 2026)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    25
    NW
    25
    NW
    25
    NW
    24
    NW
    22
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    19
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    40
    41
    41
    38
    35
    33
    33
    32
    30
    28
    28
    28
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    68%
    67%
    67%
    78%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    25
    25
    25
    24
    22
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (10 January 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    8
    NNW
    7
    N
    6
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    5
    E
    7
    ESE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    26
    26
    26
    25
    23
    22
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    13
    11
    10
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    80%
    81%
    81%
    78%
    80%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    79%
    79%
    76%
    74%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    72%
    70%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (11 January 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    10
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    18
    S
    20
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    27
    SSE
    28
    S
    28
    S
    27
    S
    26
    S
    25
    S
    25
    S
    25
    S
    27
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    28
    SW
    28
    SW
    28
    SW
    26
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    21
    24
    26
    32
    34
    36
    38
    40
    42
    40
    41
    39
    36
    36
    37
    38
    40
    42
    43
    43
    39
    36
    33
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    67%
    67%
    70%
    72%
    73%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    92%
    93%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    93%
    91%
    90%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    13
    15
    18
    20
    21
    22
    24
    25
    27
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    25
    25
    27
    27
    28
    28
    28
    28
    26
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.7
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.3
    2.7
    3.0
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (12 January 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    28
    30
    28
    28
    28
    30
    28
    30
    30
    29
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    24
    24
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    24
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    19
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.9
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.8
    2.8
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (13 January 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    W
    12
    WNW
    12
    NW
    11
    WNW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    21
    19
    19
    17
    19
    19
    19
    15
    15
    15
    17
    16
    17
    15
    15
    16
    15
    16
    14
    15
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    89%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    90%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    84%
    85%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    14
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    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
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (14 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    WNW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    12
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    18
    22
    22
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    80%
    78%
    79%
    83%
    86%
    90%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    11
    12
    15
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (15 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    15
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 9 January

    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 9 January

    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 9 January

    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 9 January

    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 10 January

    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 10 January

    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 10 January

    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 10 January

    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 11 January

    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 11 January

    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 11 January

    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 11 January

    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 12 January

    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 12 January

    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 12 January

    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 12 January

    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 13 January

    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 13 January

    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 13 January

    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 13 January

    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 14 January

    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 14 January

    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 14 January

    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 14 January

    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 15 January

    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 15 January

    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 15 January

    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 15 January

    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:

    Rather windy and cold with scattered showers.

    Today:

    Showery rain, sleet and hill snow, associated with Storm Goretti, gradually easing for many. Skies brightening in the west with showers, these perhaps wintry over the Moors. Remaining windy. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Tonight:

    Scattered showers this evening, occasionally wintry over the hills, then mainly dry overnight with clear spells and a risk of frost and ice. Patchy freezing fog forming. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Saturday:

    Drier with sunny spells in places but still a chance of showers, these wintry at times and most frequent in the west. Feeling rather cold in brisk northwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Starting mostly dry on Sunday but rain arriving later, heavy in places. Turning milder thereafter with heavy showers or longer spells of rain. Becoming windy at times.

    Updated:

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