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Saunton Sands (Beach) (Devon) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (5.4m) at

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    7 day forecast for Saunton Sands (Beach)

    Today (28 February 2026)
    Time
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    40%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    23
    23
    23
    24
    26
    27
    27
    26
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    60%
    62%
    65%
    77%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    UV 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (1 March 2026)
    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 Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    60%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    21
    S
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    24
    25
    28
    30
    30
    30
    32
    32
    32
    34
    34
    34
    35
    35
    36
    38
    39
    40
    40
    40
    39
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    79%
    77%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    14
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (2 March 2026)
    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    21
    S
    21
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    19
    S
    18
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    15
    S
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    10
    W
    9
    W
    8
    WNW
    8
    W
    7
    W
    6
    W
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    N
    4
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    37
    36
    35
    34
    33
    31
    30
    28
    25
    22
    20
    17
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    83%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    79%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    14
    12
    10
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (3 March 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    4
    NE
    4
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NE
    8
    ENE
    8
    NE
    7
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    ENE
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    11
    11
    11
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    19
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    83%
    79%
    72%
    66%
    62%
    61%
    62%
    66%
    74%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (4 March 2026)
    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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    21
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    85%
    82%
    77%
    74%
    72%
    72%
    69%
    70%
    77%
    84%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    10
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    SE
    10
    NW
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    16
    19
    19
    19
    18
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    92%
    86%
    77%
    75%
    84%
    89%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    9
    8
    9
    10
    10
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    6
    NE
    7
    NNE
    6
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    7
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    12
    13
    17
    18
    17
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    93%
    85%
    75%
    71%
    80%
    84%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 28 February

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 28 February

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 28 February

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 28 February

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 1 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 1 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 1 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 1 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 2 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 2 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 2 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 2 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 3 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 3 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 3 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 3 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 4 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 4 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 4 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 4 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 5 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 5 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 5 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 5 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 6 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 6 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 6 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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 6 March

    Tide times and heights are from Yelland Marsh tidal station which is 3.3 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:

    Drier on Saturday. Wet and windy on Sunday.

    Today:

    Any early rain in the east clearing, then dry for many with sunny periods and feeling fairly pleasant with light winds. Isolated showers may graze western coasts before heavier showers push eastwards during the evening. Freshening winds later. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloudier this evening with showers pushing into the west. Turning wet and windy through the early hours with outbreaks of rain. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Sunday:

    An unsettled start with outbreaks of rain, heaviest and most persistent over the moors. Somewhat drier into the afternoon through still drizzle in places. Windy. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Further spells of rain on Monday with lighter winds. Drier overall on Tuesday and Wednesday with higher pressure in charge. Staying mild with winds easing.

    Updated:

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