Bigbury-on-Sea (Devon) weather

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Forecast days

Light showers changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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7 day forecast for Bigbury-on-Sea

Today (21 October 2025)
Time
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
50%
50%
40%
30%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature
15°
14°
14°
13°
12°
12°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
Wind direction and speed
W
18
W
17
W
16
WNW
14
WNW
13
WNW
11
WNW
10
WNW
10
Wind gust (mph)
26
23
21
20
18
17
16
16
Visibility
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
83%
80%
80%
79%
79%
78%
77%
77%
UV 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
18
17
16
14
13
12
10
10
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (22 October 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 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 Cloudy Cloudy Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
20%
30%
50%
60%
60%
60%
70%
80%
80%
70%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
11°
12°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
10°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
10
WNW
9
WNW
9
NW
8
NW
7
NW
6
NNW
5
NNW
4
N
4
N
3
N
3
SSW
4
SSW
5
SSW
7
S
8
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
12
SE
13
ESE
14
ESE
15
ESE
16
ESE
16
ESE
18
Wind gust (mph)
15
15
14
13
13
11
10
8
7
6
7
8
9
11
13
13
14
14
15
18
20
21
22
25
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
Humidity
77%
77%
78%
80%
79%
79%
79%
78%
77%
76%
75%
74%
72%
70%
73%
74%
75%
79%
82%
84%
85%
88%
90%
90%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
10
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
6
7
8
10
12
13
14
19
19
20
22
22
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (23 October 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 Heavy rain Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
90%
80%
80%
80%
80%
70%
80%
80%
80%
70%
80%
90%
80%
80%
80%
70%
70%
70%
60%
60%
70%
60%
70%
70%
Temperature (°C)
12°
12°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
8°
7°
6°
6°
5°
5°
5°
5°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
5°
4°
4°
3°
3°
3°
3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
E
20
W
23
W
27
W
30
W
32
W
32
W
30
W
29
WNW
28
WNW
28
WNW
28
WNW
29
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
29
WNW
28
WNW
27
WNW
26
WNW
26
WNW
26
WNW
26
WNW
25
WNW
24
Wind gust (mph)
31
43
41
46
46
44
46
42
42
39
46
44
46
50
50
48
46
44
43
39
39
36
36
35
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
89%
83%
77%
76%
75%
76%
77%
78%
78%
79%
81%
79%
83%
82%
78%
78%
74%
71%
73%
69%
69%
68%
69%
70%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
20
23
26
29
31
31
30
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
29
28
27
26
26
26
27
27
26
24
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.9
0.8
0.8
1.1
2.0
2.4
2.8
2.9
2.9
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (24 October 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
70%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
60%
60%
60%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
40%
30%
Temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
7°
8°
9°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
3°
3°
3°
2°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
4°
5°
6°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
6°
6°
5°
5°
5°
5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
24
WNW
23
WNW
23
WNW
24
WNW
24
WNW
24
WNW
23
WNW
23
WNW
22
W
22
WNW
23
W
22
WNW
22
W
22
W
22
W
21
W
22
W
22
WNW
22
W
21
WNW
20
WNW
19
WNW
18
WNW
18
Wind gust (mph)
34
33
33
33
31
30
28
28
30
30
31
33
34
32
35
33
33
31
28
26
26
24
21
20
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
72%
73%
72%
71%
72%
72%
69%
70%
70%
70%
71%
69%
66%
68%
66%
67%
69%
70%
72%
71%
71%
72%
74%
74%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
24
23
23
25
26
23
25
25
25
25
25
24
23
20
20
19
20
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.0
2.0
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
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.4
2.2
1.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (25 October 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 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 Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
40%
40%
50%
40%
30%
30%
30%
20%
30%
20%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
10°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
10°
9°
8°
8°
8°
7°
Feels like temperature (°C)
5°
4°
4°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
6°
7°
8°
9°
10°
9°
9°
9°
8°
7°
6°
5°
5°
5°
4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
18
NW
17
NW
16
NW
15
NW
13
NW
13
NW
12
NW
11
NW
11
NW
11
NW
11
NW
11
NW
11
NW
12
NW
13
NNW
13
NNW
13
NNW
13
NNW
13
NNW
12
NNW
11
NNW
11
NNW
11
NNW
11
Wind gust (mph)
21
21
20
20
20
19
17
19
19
19
20
19
20
21
23
21
19
20
19
21
21
20
19
19
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
74%
76%
77%
78%
78%
79%
78%
78%
78%
77%
77%
74%
72%
69%
67%
67%
66%
68%
69%
71%
73%
73%
75%
75%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
18
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.7
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
6
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (26 October 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
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 Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
20%
20%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
7°
9°
12°
12°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
4°
4°
4°
4°
6°
9°
9°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NNW
11
NNW
11
NW
12
NNW
13
NW
14
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
16
W
18
Wind gust (mph)
19
19
21
21
23
25
25
22
23
Visibility (description)
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
75%
75%
75%
75%
75%
69%
70%
75%
81%
UV - - - 1 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
12
12
12
13
14
15
16
16
18
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (27 October 2025)
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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
20%
10%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
12°
14°
13°
12°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
9°
10°
10°
8°
8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
18
W
19
W
19
WNW
19
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
19
WNW
20
Wind gust (mph)
23
25
27
29
30
28
25
23
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
83%
84%
84%
84%
79%
81%
82%
82%
UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
18
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.2
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
5
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Tuesday 21 October

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?

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Tide times

Tuesday 21 October

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?

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Tide times

Tuesday 21 October

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?

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Tide times

Tuesday 21 October

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?

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Tide times

Wednesday 22 October

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?

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Tide times

Wednesday 22 October

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?

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Tide times

Wednesday 22 October

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?

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Tide times

Wednesday 22 October

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?

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Tide times

Thursday 23 October

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?

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Tide times

Thursday 23 October

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?

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Tide times

Thursday 23 October

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?

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Tide times

Thursday 23 October

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?

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Tide times

Friday 24 October

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?

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Tide times

Friday 24 October

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?

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Tide times

Friday 24 October

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?

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Tide times

Friday 24 October

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?

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Tide times

Saturday 25 October

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?

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Tide times

Saturday 25 October

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?

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Tide times

Saturday 25 October

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?

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Tide times

Saturday 25 October

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?

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Tide times

Sunday 26 October

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?

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Tide times

Sunday 26 October

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 26 October

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 26 October

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 27 October

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 27 October

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 27 October

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 27 October

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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Warnings are issued for wind and rain

Yellow National Severe Weather Warnings for wind and rain have been issued for Thursday as a low-pressure system crosses the UK.

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Forecast for 16:00, Tue
Updated 13:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 21 Oct 2025

South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Staying unsettled through the week.

Today:

Sunny spells and scattered showers across the region today, with some heavy downpours at times. Winds will strengthen through the day, with a keen westerly wind. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Tonight:

Showers will gradually ease this evening and skies will clear. Winds will fall light overnight, allowing a few mist and fog patches to develop. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Wednesday:

Fog patches clearing, to leave a largely dry morning with sunny spells. However, heavy rain and strong winds are likely to move in from the west later in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Unsettled weather is likely to bring heavy showers and strong winds on Thursday and Friday. Colder air will arrive from Friday, with some sunshine likely on Saturday.

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