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Woolacombe - Barricane Bay (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.



Forecast days

Partly cloudy.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (8.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Woolacombe - Barricane Bay (Beach)

    Today (15 July 2025)
    Time
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    36
    34
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    81%
    82%
    UV 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    19
    18
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.7
    2.6
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 July 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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    12
    W
    11
    W
    9
    W
    7
    WNW
    5
    W
    4
    WSW
    4
    SW
    4
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    5
    SW
    5
    WSW
    5
    W
    5
    W
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    29
    26
    23
    19
    15
    11
    8
    7
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    10
    11
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    90%
    88%
    94%
    96%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 5 5 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    12
    11
    9
    7
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    7
    SSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    99%
    99%
    99%
    97%
    91%
    79%
    78%
    82%
    89%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    7
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    1.0
    1.0
    0.8
    0.8
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (18 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    5
    S
    6
    S
    6
    WSW
    6
    WNW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    NW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    11
    12
    13
    14
    13
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    86%
    76%
    77%
    72%
    76%
    86%
    UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    6
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (19 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    4
    NNW
    4
    NNW
    4
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    11
    12
    16
    16
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    85%
    77%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    88%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    1.1
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (20 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    7
    W
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    8
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    W
    9
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    13
    18
    18
    18
    14
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    93%
    91%
    84%
    75%
    74%
    79%
    91%
    UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    8
    10
    10
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (21 July 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    9
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    9
    14
    19
    21
    22
    17
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    96%
    94%
    85%
    76%
    74%
    79%
    91%
    UV - - 1 4 8 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 20 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 20 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 20 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 20 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 21 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 21 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 21 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 21 July

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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:

    Turning drier and more settled overnight.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Any lingering showers will fade through this evening, allowing some clearer spells to develop for all but the far southwest overnight. Remaining widely cloudy here, with rain, drizzle, and hill fog spreading eastwards by dawn. Winds easing. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Grey and rather gloomy for Cornwall and west Devon with rain and drizzle persisting through much of the day. Drier and brighter further east, with warm sunshine into the afternoon. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    A mixture of warm sunshine and a few scattered showers on Thursday and Friday. Cooler and more unsettled from Saturday with heavy downpours carrying a risk of thunder and hail.

    Updated:

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