Paignton - Preston Sands (Beach) (Torbay) weather

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    8 day forecast for Paignton - Preston Sands (Beach)

    Today (3 April 2025)
    Time
    11:00
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    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 intervals Cloudy Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    70%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    16
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    11
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    34
    33
    32
    31
    30
    30
    29
    27
    25
    22
    20
    18
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    82%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    UV 3 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    11
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    6
    ESE
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    NE
    9
    NE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    12
    12
    12
    13
    15
    15
    15
    17
    18
    20
    23
    25
    27
    27
    27
    28
    27
    27
    25
    26
    27
    28
    29
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    95%
    92%
    87%
    82%
    77%
    74%
    71%
    68%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    71%
    70%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    9
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 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)
    13°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    E
    14
    E
    12
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    30
    31
    33
    32
    29
    26
    28
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    68%
    74%
    78%
    68%
    63%
    58%
    64%
    69%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    12
    11
    14
    14
    14
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    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)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    10
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    ENE
    11
    E
    13
    E
    11
    E
    8
    ENE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    22
    25
    25
    25
    21
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    73%
    81%
    73%
    62%
    57%
    65%
    81%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    8
    8
    11
    13
    11
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    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)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    7
    NE
    6
    NNE
    5
    ENE
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    5
    ENE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    17
    17
    17
    14
    7
    5
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    82%
    83%
    66%
    61%
    55%
    67%
    90%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    5
    7
    8
    8
    5
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    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°
    15°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    3
    NE
    4
    NNE
    4
    ENE
    6
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    6
    NE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    5
    8
    16
    17
    14
    6
    4
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    94%
    68%
    56%
    54%
    70%
    92%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    4
    4
    6
    9
    8
    6
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    12
    13
    13
    12
    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)
    11°
    15°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    4
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    7
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    6
    NE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    9
    14
    16
    12
    6
    5
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    88%
    91%
    69%
    57%
    57%
    72%
    89%
    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
    Thursday (10 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°
    16°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    5
    N
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    6
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    7
    NW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    6
    8
    13
    15
    13
    7
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    90%
    67%
    57%
    55%
    68%
    87%
    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

    Thursday 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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:

    Cloudier on Thursday with a few showers possible. Rather windy.

    Today:

    Scattered showers soon arriving across Cornwall, Devon and Dorset, these perhaps spreading to remaining counties later. However, many places staying largely dry. Sunniest and warmest in eastern counties. Brisk easterly winds developing, and rather windy again in exposed coastal regions. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Tonight:

    A chance of further showers this evening, with more general rain possible, albeit not everywhere. Becoming mainly dry by the morning with coastal mist and hill fog in places. Milder. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Friday:

    Any mist and low cloud clearing to leave sunny spells. Increasingly sunny by the afternoon. Temperatures above average and feeling warm albeit cooler on coasts with brisk easterly winds again. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Mainly sunny over the weekend and into next week too. Temperatures generally lower than on Friday with chilly nights but feeling warm in the sunshine. Brisk easterly winds continuing.

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