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Ilfracombe - Tunnels Beach (Beach) (Devon) weather

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy changing to clear by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (7.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Ilfracombe - Tunnels Beach (Beach)

    Today (9 January 2026)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    33
    31
    30
    27
    27
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    72%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    69%
    71%
    UV - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (10 January 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    8
    WNW
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    7
    S
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    23
    21
    21
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    11
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    17
    19
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    76%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    74%
    80%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    8
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    11
    12
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (11 January 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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    26
    SSE
    27
    SSE
    27
    SSE
    27
    SSE
    26
    SSE
    25
    S
    23
    S
    21
    S
    21
    S
    21
    S
    22
    S
    23
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    25
    27
    28
    30
    32
    34
    36
    39
    40
    39
    38
    35
    33
    32
    33
    35
    39
    39
    39
    39
    37
    34
    33
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    93%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    18
    20
    21
    24
    26
    27
    27
    27
    26
    25
    23
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (12 January 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 Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    21
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    33
    32
    32
    32
    30
    28
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    29
    28
    25
    24
    24
    23
    22
    22
    21
    22
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (13 January 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 Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    12
    W
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    19
    19
    19
    17
    19
    20
    18
    18
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    16
    17
    15
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    91%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (14 January 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    18
    21
    20
    22
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    81%
    82%
    89%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    12
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (15 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    S
    11
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SW
    14
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    15
    16
    18
    19
    17
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    91%
    93%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 9 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 9 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 9 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 9 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 10 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 10 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 10 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 10 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 11 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 11 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 11 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 11 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 12 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 12 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 12 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 12 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 0.7 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:

    Showers continuing this evening.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Remaining rather breezy this evening with scattered showers, occasionally wintry over the hills. Turning mainly dry overnight with some clear spells which may lead to a risk of frost and ice. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Saturday:

    Drier with sunny spells in places but still a chance of showers, these wintry at times and most frequent around coasts. Not feeling quite as chilly in parts of Cornwall. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Unsettled on Sunday with rain arriving later, this heavy in places. Turning milder thereafter with heavy showers or longer spells of rain. Becoming windy at times.

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