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Westward Ho! (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.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Forecast days

Light showers.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    7 day forecast for Westward Ho! (Beach)

    Today (1 September 2025)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    31
    29
    29
    27
    25
    25
    24
    23
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    UV 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    18
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    14
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SSE
    12
    S
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    SW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    18
    17
    18
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 5 5 4 3 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    15
    16
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    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 Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Heavy shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    13
    SSE
    17
    S
    19
    SW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    21
    18
    25
    31
    35
    34
    30
    28
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    87%
    90%
    85%
    80%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    UV - - - 1 2 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    16
    18
    23
    24
    24
    22
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    1.1
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    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 Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    W
    21
    WSW
    23
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    27
    31
    33
    32
    27
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    78%
    76%
    74%
    71%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    UV - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    19
    21
    23
    24
    24
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    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
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    17
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    WSW
    15
    SW
    14
    SSW
    13
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    20
    23
    23
    22
    18
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    72%
    72%
    70%
    68%
    73%
    74%
    84%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    17
    15
    14
    15
    14
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    15°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    15
    S
    19
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    18
    S
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    24
    27
    28
    27
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    80%
    80%
    85%
    88%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    15
    19
    20
    20
    18
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    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 Overcast Overcast Drizzle Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    16
    SSW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    14
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    19
    18
    18
    17
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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:

    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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