Bigbury-on-Sea (Devon) weather

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Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

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    8 day forecast for Bigbury-on-Sea

    Today (17 May 2025)
    Time
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    12:00
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    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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%
    Temperature
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SE
    11
    SSE
    8
    SE
    5
    NNW
    3
    N
    3
    N
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    19
    17
    15
    14
    11
    9
    7
    6
    6
    7
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    75%
    73%
    71%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    UV 2 3 4 6 6 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    8
    5
    3
    3
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 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 day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day 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%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    3
    NNE
    3
    NE
    4
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ESE
    9
    SE
    11
    SE
    13
    SE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    13
    S
    10
    SW
    6
    SW
    5
    WSW
    4
    WSW
    4
    WSW
    3
    W
    3
    ENE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    10
    10
    10
    11
    10
    11
    12
    13
    15
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    12
    10
    9
    9
    7
    6
    6
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 7 7 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    11
    13
    15
    15
    13
    10
    7
    5
    4
    3
    3
    3
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    11
    E
    14
    E
    15
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    8
    N
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    12
    16
    21
    24
    23
    17
    12
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    72%
    70%
    75%
    72%
    74%
    UV - - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    9
    11
    14
    15
    13
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    17°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    8
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    SSE
    11
    SSW
    10
    W
    8
    NW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    72%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    UV - - 1 4 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    9
    9
    11
    10
    7
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 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
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    6
    N
    6
    NNW
    6
    W
    8
    SW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    13
    16
    16
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    77%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    78%
    81%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    5
    8
    10
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 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
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    8
    N
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    N
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    8
    9
    13
    14
    15
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    86%
    85%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    8
    NW
    9
    NNE
    8
    SSE
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    13
    14
    15
    14
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    89%
    91%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    90%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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:

    Sunny and warm this weekend. A few showers next week.

    Today:

    A cool, cloudy start in many eastern counties this morning but sunnier in the west. Cloud gradually breaking up in the east leaving a warm day with widespread unbroken sunshine by the afternoon. Sea breezes may keep some coasts cooler. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Tonight:

    Largely sunny and warm this evening, but cooling down after dark under clear skies. Patchy cloud and mist may develop by the morning. Turning chilly with localised rural grass frost. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Sunday:

    Any early mist or patchy cloud soon clearing to leave another sunny day. It will feel warm in the light winds and strong sunshine with high UV levels. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Mostly dry early next week but cloudier than of late with a few heavy or thundery showers possible on Monday and Tuesday. Sunnier once more on Wednesday and staying warm.

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