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Paignton - Preston Sands (Beach) (Torbay) 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

Overcast changing to light rain by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next low tide (2.4m) at

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    7 day forecast for Paignton - Preston Sands (Beach)

    Today (17 September 2025)
    Time
    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 Overcast Overcast 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
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    37
    38
    38
    37
    37
    36
    36
    34
    34
    32
    31
    30
    30
    29
    29
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    92%
    94%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    97%
    UV 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 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 Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    12
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    27
    26
    26
    27
    27
    27
    26
    27
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    27
    25
    23
    21
    19
    17
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    89%
    86%
    83%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    17
    17
    15
    13
    12
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    6
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    17
    17
    17
    16
    18
    18
    19
    16
    15
    13
    14
    13
    11
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    87%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    92%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    WSW
    4
    WSW
    4
    SW
    4
    SW
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    6
    W
    8
    WSW
    9
    W
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    14
    16
    15
    15
    18
    19
    20
    21
    24
    27
    24
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    92%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    79%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    82%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    1.3
    1.8
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    7
    5
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    6
    6
    8
    9
    10
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    NW
    8
    NW
    9
    NNW
    10
    N
    11
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    13
    N
    13
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    11
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    12
    13
    12
    16
    15
    15
    17
    19
    19
    19
    16
    15
    14
    19
    21
    23
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    86%
    81%
    77%
    74%
    71%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    72%
    74%
    77%
    80%
    81%
    80%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.2
    1.9
    1.6
    1.4
    1.2
    1.1
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    5
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    5
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    12°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    9
    N
    9
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    18
    15
    23
    24
    25
    22
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    73%
    58%
    55%
    66%
    75%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    12
    13
    12
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.5
    0.8
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 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 Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    8°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    6°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    11°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    16
    21
    20
    17
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    84%
    86%
    73%
    58%
    58%
    74%
    82%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    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 17 September

    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 17 September

    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 17 September

    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 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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 23 September

    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 23 September

    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 23 September

    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 23 September

    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 explained
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    Forecast for 08:00, Wed
    Updated 06:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 17 Sep 2025
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    Updated:

    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain. Breezy.

    Today:

    Heavy, persistent rain clearing eastwards through the morning, though remaining mostly cloudy with rain and drizzle at times, mainly in the north and over the hills. Breezy and staying rather mild. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloudy this evening with further spells of rain and drizzle intermittently through the night. Remaining windy and feeling rather muggy overnight. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

    Thursday:

    A cloudy and mild start to Thursday with some drizzle in places. Turning drier and somewhat brighter through the afternoon with sunny intervals. Feeling humid and staying windy. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Remaining changeable with showers or longer spells of rain at times. Some brighter periods are also likely, mainly on Friday. Temperatures close to average but turning colder later Sunday. Breezy.

    Updated:

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