Paignton - Paignton Sands (Beach) (Torbay) weather

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    8 day forecast for Paignton - Paignton Sands (Beach)

    Today (2 April 2025)
    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 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%
    Temperature
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    18
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    18
    E
    16
    E
    14
    ENE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    35
    36
    38
    38
    36
    32
    30
    28
    28
    29
    30
    Visibility
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    56%
    55%
    55%
    63%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    70%
    72%
    73%
    71%
    UV 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    19
    18
    17
    18
    19
    19
    18
    16
    14
    14
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.7
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    14
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    14
    NE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    15
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    E
    8
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    31
    32
    33
    33
    34
    34
    36
    36
    37
    37
    36
    35
    34
    33
    31
    31
    29
    26
    22
    19
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    80%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    83%
    85%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    13
    11
    9
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.5
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    6
    E
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    7
    NE
    9
    ENE
    12
    E
    14
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    17
    22
    28
    29
    28
    26
    30
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    96%
    97%
    94%
    84%
    71%
    59%
    67%
    70%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    7
    9
    12
    14
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    0.9
    0.6
    0.5
    0.8
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    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)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    15°
    16°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    14
    ENE
    14
    E
    13
    E
    10
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    31
    32
    31
    27
    24
    28
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    76%
    79%
    70%
    62%
    57%
    66%
    74%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    14
    14
    13
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    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
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    ENE
    14
    E
    16
    E
    14
    E
    11
    E
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    28
    30
    30
    26
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    74%
    81%
    70%
    58%
    54%
    64%
    72%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    9
    9
    13
    15
    14
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    8
    7
    7
    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°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    7
    NE
    6
    ENE
    9
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    7
    ENE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    10
    14
    22
    22
    18
    8
    4
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    72%
    81%
    84%
    69%
    61%
    56%
    67%
    93%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    7
    6
    9
    11
    10
    7
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    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)
    10°
    14°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    4
    NE
    4
    NE
    4
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    8
    E
    8
    E
    6
    ENE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    10
    16
    17
    14
    6
    4
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    66%
    55%
    53%
    68%
    92%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 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°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    7
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    7
    NNE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    7
    9
    15
    16
    15
    7
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    87%
    88%
    62%
    54%
    52%
    65%
    80%
    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

    Wednesday 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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:

    A dry and bright day with plenty of sunshine, though rather breezy too. Brisk easterly winds persist for many, becoming windy along southern coasts and across parts of Devon and Cornwall. Feeling warm in sheltered, sunny spots. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry and settled at first, but becoming rather cloudy overnight with a few spots of rain in the far southwest. Remaining breezy, especially along the coast. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Thursday:

    Increasingly cloudy, with scattered showers spreading in from the south coast, most frequent in the southwest. Still rather breezy, especially along the coast, but warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Warm and sunny conditions return for the weekend. Still rather breezy at times, especially along the south coast, but winds gradually easing. Slightly cooler on Saturday and Sunday.

    Updated:

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