Salcombe - South Sands (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

Sunny.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

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    8 day forecast for Salcombe - South Sands (Beach)

    Today (30 April 2025)
    Time
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    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 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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    16
    16
    15
    14
    15
    16
    16
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    85%
    78%
    67%
    58%
    53%
    47%
    45%
    43%
    42%
    41%
    41%
    41%
    42%
    44%
    54%
    58%
    59%
    61%
    UV - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (1 May 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    SE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSW
    5
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    12
    12
    11
    10
    12
    11
    12
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    60%
    60%
    61%
    61%
    63%
    62%
    63%
    61%
    57%
    57%
    56%
    55%
    54%
    51%
    51%
    53%
    51%
    53%
    57%
    67%
    74%
    83%
    91%
    95%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    6
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    13
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (2 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    5
    WSW
    6
    SW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WNW
    6
    N
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    12
    9
    10
    11
    9
    11
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    95%
    92%
    75%
    65%
    63%
    68%
    83%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    7
    5
    6
    9
    8
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    4
    4
    4
    6
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (3 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    10
    NE
    14
    NE
    15
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    E
    14
    E
    12
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    26
    27
    24
    21
    15
    13
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    76%
    86%
    75%
    69%
    72%
    75%
    82%
    UV - - 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    14
    14
    17
    17
    14
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (4 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    17
    E
    14
    E
    11
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    22
    28
    30
    28
    20
    15
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    77%
    70%
    63%
    59%
    64%
    79%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    16
    18
    17
    14
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (5 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    12
    E
    10
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    26
    26
    24
    21
    14
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    68%
    71%
    69%
    65%
    60%
    59%
    63%
    74%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    12
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (6 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    18
    19
    19
    16
    9
    5
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    82%
    77%
    64%
    60%
    60%
    66%
    90%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (7 May 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 Sunny day No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    10
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    8
    ENE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    7
    16
    18
    17
    15
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    85%
    72%
    64%
    64%
    69%
    92%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 0.6 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:

    Warm and sunny for all.

    Today:

    It will be another pleasant and dry day for all of us. Widely clear skies will allow for lengthy periods of warm sunshine with temperatures rising well above the late-April norm. Less breezy than recent days. Maximum temperature 27 °C.

    Tonight:

    Late evening sunshine, then dry overnight with largely clear skies. Small chance of mist patches around dawn. Cool for rural areas but very mild to the west of high ground. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Thursday:

    Fine start with widespread sunshine during the morning. Cloud spilling in during the afternoon with the low chance of isolated showers. The peak of temperatures during this current warm spell. Maximum temperature 28 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Feeling fresher from Friday as temperatures gradually drop, returning to the seasonal average over the weekend. Small chance of showers on Friday, otherwise mostly dry during this period. Turning breezier.

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