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

Sunny changing to cloudy by lunchtime.
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

Tide: Next low tide (1.2m) at

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    8 day forecast for Westward Ho! (Beach)

    Today (3 April 2025)
    Time
    05:00
    06:00
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    09:00
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    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature
    10°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    13
    E
    12
    E
    12
    ESE
    12
    E
    13
    E
    16
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    24
    23
    26
    32
    35
    36
    37
    37
    35
    34
    34
    32
    31
    30
    28
    27
    23
    21
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    67%
    65%
    60%
    58%
    61%
    67%
    71%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    UV - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    16
    20
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    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 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 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%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    E
    7
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    11
    E
    14
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    17
    E
    14
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    13
    E
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    17
    16
    17
    18
    18
    14
    14
    18
    23
    25
    29
    30
    31
    30
    28
    24
    20
    19
    21
    24
    27
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    91%
    89%
    81%
    75%
    68%
    64%
    57%
    55%
    56%
    62%
    66%
    71%
    70%
    63%
    57%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    12
    12
    10
    9
    7
    6
    6
    7
    8
    11
    14
    17
    18
    19
    19
    17
    14
    11
    10
    10
    13
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    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°
    10°
    13°
    17°
    19°
    16°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    14
    E
    13
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    E
    15
    E
    19
    E
    18
    E
    14
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    33
    24
    36
    36
    35
    29
    21
    28
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    58%
    64%
    72%
    74%
    67%
    59%
    54%
    61%
    66%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    9
    10
    15
    19
    18
    14
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    9
    9
    5
    5
    10
    10
    10
    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)
    11°
    15°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    14
    SE
    12
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    30
    30
    27
    23
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    62%
    65%
    71%
    61%
    54%
    55%
    62%
    67%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    17
    16
    14
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    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°
    15°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    19
    18
    15
    13
    10
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    67%
    70%
    64%
    62%
    67%
    70%
    72%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    11
    10
    9
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    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)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    6
    E
    8
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    8
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    8
    9
    11
    15
    14
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    74%
    75%
    68%
    71%
    69%
    75%
    78%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    8
    10
    11
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    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°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    11
    ENE
    12
    NE
    11
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    9
    11
    13
    13
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    75%
    82%
    77%
    73%
    71%
    77%
    79%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    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 No weather symbol data No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    NE
    10
    NNE
    11
    N
    10
    NNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    12
    15
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    79%
    80%
    76%
    73%
    76%
    80%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 No UV data
    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 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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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:

    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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