Thurlestone - South (Beach) (Devon) weather

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Cloudy changing to heavy rain in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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7 day forecast for Thurlestone - South (Beach)

Today (17 February 2026)
Time
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 Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
20%
80%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
Temperature
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
Feels like temperature (°C)
5°
5°
5°
4°
4°
3°
3°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
Wind direction and speed
ESE
6
ESE
7
ESE
8
ESE
9
ESE
9
ESE
10
ESE
11
ESE
13
ESE
15
ESE
17
ESE
17
E
18
Wind gust (mph)
14
16
18
21
24
27
31
34
37
40
42
43
Visibility
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
M
Humidity
63%
64%
65%
65%
72%
79%
85%
88%
91%
92%
92%
92%
UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed –
7
8
9
9
10
11
13
15
17
17
18
Height of waves offshore (m) –
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.2
Period of waves offshore (s) –
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
–
Wednesday (18 February 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast
Chance of precipitation
90%
80%
70%
70%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
80%
70%
70%
70%
70%
60%
50%
Temperature (°C)
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
8°
8°
8°
7°
6°
6°
5°
5°
5°
Feels like temperature (°C)
2°
2°
2°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
4°
4°
4°
4°
5°
5°
6°
6°
5°
5°
3°
2°
2°
1°
1°
1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
E
18
E
17
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
16
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
14
E
14
E
14
ENE
13
ENE
13
ENE
12
ENE
12
NE
12
NE
12
NNE
13
NNE
13
NNE
13
NNE
12
N
11
N
10
Wind gust (mph)
41
41
37
37
37
36
35
33
32
32
32
30
29
27
27
25
25
27
27
28
27
26
23
22
Visibility (description)
M
G
G
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
G
VG
Humidity
92%
91%
92%
92%
92%
92%
92%
93%
94%
96%
95%
95%
95%
95%
94%
94%
95%
94%
93%
93%
92%
92%
90%
88%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
18
17
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.6
1.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (19 February 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
40%
40%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
5°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
5°
5°
6°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
7°
6°
5°
4°
4°
4°
3°
Feels like temperature (°C)
1°
2°
1°
1°
1°
1°
1°
1°
1°
1°
2°
3°
4°
4°
5°
5°
5°
5°
3°
3°
2°
2°
1°
1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
N
9
N
8
N
7
N
7
N
7
N
7
N
8
N
8
N
8
N
9
N
10
N
11
N
11
NNW
11
NNW
11
NNW
10
NNW
9
NNW
7
N
6
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
Wind gust (mph)
21
22
20
21
21
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
25
23
22
20
18
17
15
14
13
11
11
10
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
87%
87%
86%
86%
86%
86%
86%
86%
85%
83%
76%
74%
68%
66%
65%
65%
65%
70%
78%
82%
84%
84%
85%
85%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.6
2.1
2.4
2.6
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.3
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.9
2.0
2.0
2.1
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (20 February 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
20%
20%
30%
60%
80%
70%
70%
60%
50%
50%
50%
40%
40%
30%
30%
40%
40%
30%
Temperature (°C)
3°
4°
5°
6°
7°
8°
8°
9°
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
1°
2°
3°
4°
4°
5°
5°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NE
5
ENE
4
SE
5
S
6
SSW
8
SSW
10
SW
11
SW
13
SW
15
SW
17
SW
19
SW
21
SW
22
SW
22
WSW
22
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
21
WSW
21
WSW
20
WSW
20
Wind gust (mph)
12
14
16
17
19
20
23
26
30
34
36
41
43
39
37
36
36
36
35
35
36
35
36
35
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
M
M
Humidity
85%
85%
86%
84%
83%
84%
86%
85%
83%
81%
84%
91%
92%
92%
91%
87%
88%
88%
90%
90%
88%
90%
91%
91%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
5
4
5
6
8
10
11
13
15
17
19
21
22
22
22
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.7
2.0
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (21 February 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Mist Mist
Chance of precipitation
30%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
30%
30%
40%
30%
30%
40%
40%
50%
50%
60%
60%
50%
50%
30%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
19
W
18
W
18
W
17
WSW
16
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
17
Wind gust (mph)
35
35
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
29
29
30
30
31
30
29
30
30
30
31
31
31
32
32
Visibility (description)
M
G
G
G
G
G
M
G
G
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Humidity
91%
91%
91%
91%
91%
90%
92%
92%
92%
92%
91%
91%
92%
94%
94%
96%
96%
97%
98%
98%
98%
98%
98%
98%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
20
20
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.1
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
8
8
8
8
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
10
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (22 February 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Drizzle Mist Drizzle
Chance of precipitation
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
40%
40%
50%
Temperature (°C)
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
17
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
17
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
17
WSW
17
Wind gust (mph)
30
30
29
33
34
34
33
31
Visibility (description)
P
P
P
M
M
M
M
M
Humidity
98%
98%
98%
97%
96%
94%
95%
94%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
17
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.4
2.3
2.0
1.9
1.9
2.2
2.6
2.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
8
8
10
7
7
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (23 February 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
Chance of precipitation
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
20%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
13°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
10°
9°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
17
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
17
W
16
WSW
12
WSW
11
Wind gust (mph)
30
30
29
32
31
29
21
20
Visibility (description)
M
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
94%
92%
91%
88%
77%
73%
88%
92%
UV - - - 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
17
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.0
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
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Tide times

Tuesday 17 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Tuesday 17 February

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Tide times

Tuesday 17 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Tuesday 17 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Wednesday 18 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Wednesday 18 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Wednesday 18 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Wednesday 18 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 19 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 19 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 19 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 19 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 20 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 20 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 20 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 20 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 21 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 21 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 21 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 21 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Sunday 22 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Sunday 22 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 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 22 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 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 22 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 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 23 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 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 23 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 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 23 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 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 23 February

Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 4.5 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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Updated 10:00 (UTC) on Tue 17 Feb 2026
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South West England weather forecast

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Turning wet and windy with some hill snow possible.

Today:

The morning will be mostly dry and after a frosty start for some, there will be some sunshine. However, cloud will gradually increase from the southwest, with wet and windy weather developing across Devon and Cornwall later. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

The evening will start dry, albeit cloudy in the east, perhaps with an initial patchy frosty. Wet and rather windy weather further west will gradually extend to all areas overnight. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Wednesday:

Wednesday will see outbreaks of rain turning heavy and persistent at times. Snow is possible on the Moors, especially later, and there will be a strong to gale force wind. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Overnight rain and snow will clear to leave a sunnier but chilly day on Thursday, with lighter winds. Milder on Friday and Saturday, though some rain, and becoming windy again.

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