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Dartmouth Castle and Sugary Cove (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

Light showers changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
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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    7 day forecast for Dartmouth Castle and Sugary Cove (Beach)

    Today (1 September 2025)
    Time
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    32
    32
    30
    29
    27
    25
    23
    22
    21
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    63%
    67%
    73%
    76%
    78%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    UV 5 4 3 2 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (2 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    13
    SSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    20
    24
    28
    28
    29
    30
    30
    29
    28
    29
    29
    30
    30
    29
    30
    30
    28
    27
    25
    24
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    88%
    87%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    92%
    94%
    94%
    90%
    86%
    80%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    80%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 6 5 4 3 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    11
    12
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.1
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Heavy rain Heavy shower night Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    90%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    30
    28
    34
    38
    38
    34
    29
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    M
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    95%
    93%
    87%
    74%
    71%
    76%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    15
    15
    17
    19
    16
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    1.2
    1.7
    1.8
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    5
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    24
    26
    30
    32
    30
    25
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    87%
    75%
    68%
    64%
    73%
    79%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    13
    14
    14
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 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%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    9
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    8
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    16
    17
    21
    23
    22
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    86%
    72%
    64%
    67%
    80%
    90%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    9
    11
    11
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 September 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    10
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    SSE
    11
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    24
    27
    26
    23
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    92%
    85%
    79%
    82%
    88%
    92%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    10
    13
    14
    13
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    6
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (7 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    12
    S
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    14
    19
    21
    19
    16
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    96%
    93%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    95%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dartmouth tidal station which is 1.0 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:

    An unsettled start to Autumn.

    Today:

    A wet start in places on Monday, with an organised band of showers across Devon and Cornwall. These tending to break up throughout the day, with a risk of thunder and hail. Remaining blustery with strongest winds around coastal areas. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Tonight:

    Showers easing overnight with clear spells developing across the region. Cloud then thickens form the west with persistent heavy rain moving into Cornwall by dawn where it turns windier. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Band of heavy rain will continue to move eastwards across the region through the morning. By the afternoon rain clears with the odd shower behind along with some sunny spells. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Remaining unsettled throughout with further spells of rain and showers. The rain will be heavy at times, but some drier and sunnier interludes will develop. Temperatures around average.

    Updated:

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