Bigbury-on-Sea (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, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

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    8 day forecast for Bigbury-on-Sea

    Today (30 April 2025)
    Time
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols 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%
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    <5%
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    Temperature
    12°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    20
    21
    21
    20
    20
    21
    23
    21
    21
    20
    20
    18
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    81%
    78%
    75%
    72%
    68%
    65%
    64%
    62%
    62%
    62%
    61%
    62%
    62%
    63%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    UV 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    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
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    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 Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    15
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    E
    13
    E
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    S
    6
    S
    5
    SW
    5
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    16
    14
    13
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    66%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    84%
    88%
    90%
    94%
    96%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 5 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    13
    11
    10
    9
    8
    6
    5
    5
    6
    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
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    15
    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
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    W
    7
    WSW
    7
    W
    5
    SW
    6
    SW
    7
    WSW
    6
    W
    5
    NNE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    11
    8
    10
    11
    10
    10
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    7
    5
    6
    7
    6
    5
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.5
    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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    11
    NE
    18
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    E
    15
    E
    13
    ENE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    26
    27
    24
    20
    15
    14
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    77%
    84%
    80%
    78%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    18
    19
    18
    18
    15
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    9
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    20
    E
    19
    E
    15
    ESE
    12
    NE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    31
    31
    29
    21
    16
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    70%
    70%
    73%
    75%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    18
    19
    20
    19
    15
    12
    12
    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
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    13
    E
    11
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    27
    27
    26
    23
    21
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    70%
    70%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    13
    11
    10
    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 intervals 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°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    9
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    18
    18
    17
    14
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    74%
    74%
    71%
    69%
    70%
    73%
    77%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    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 Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    7
    ENE
    8
    NE
    8
    ENE
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    8
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    13
    16
    16
    14
    8
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    81%
    83%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    80%
    83%
    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 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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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:

    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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