Paignton - Paignton Sands (Beach) (Torbay) weather

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Forecast days

Light rain.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next low tide (2.0m) at

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    7 day forecast for Paignton - Paignton Sands (Beach)

    Today (10 March 2026)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    Temperature
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    Visibility
    P
    Humidity
    97%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (11 March 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 shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    60%
    10%
    20%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    11
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    11
    W
    9
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    27
    28
    30
    31
    31
    32
    31
    30
    29
    27
    24
    22
    21
    22
    23
    25
    27
    Visibility (description)
    P
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    92%
    87%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    74%
    67%
    57%
    56%
    52%
    49%
    47%
    54%
    57%
    64%
    73%
    76%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    14
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    13
    11
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    2
    2
    2
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (12 March 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain 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
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    WSW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    33
    35
    37
    39
    40
    41
    42
    44
    46
    48
    49
    49
    49
    48
    48
    48
    49
    49
    50
    50
    50
    47
    43
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    P
    M
    M
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    13
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    20
    21
    22
    24
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    25
    24
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (13 March 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    12
    WSW
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    8
    WNW
    7
    W
    7
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    36
    37
    35
    31
    30
    31
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    30
    30
    30
    32
    27
    27
    25
    22
    22
    21
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    86%
    85%
    82%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    72%
    70%
    65%
    58%
    58%
    58%
    63%
    69%
    69%
    77%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    16
    14
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (14 March 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    6
    W
    6
    W
    6
    W
    6
    W
    6
    W
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    20
    18
    16
    16
    13
    14
    16
    18
    18
    19
    22
    25
    24
    22
    20
    19
    17
    17
    15
    16
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    75%
    67%
    60%
    57%
    56%
    60%
    64%
    68%
    74%
    79%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    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
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    4
    5
    7
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (15 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    13
    WSW
    16
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    27
    32
    36
    37
    33
    31
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    91%
    93%
    91%
    86%
    74%
    78%
    81%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    13
    17
    18
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (16 March 2026)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    17
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    15
    WSW
    13
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    28
    28
    31
    29
    28
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    84%
    75%
    66%
    69%
    81%
    91%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 10 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 10 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 10 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 10 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 11 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 11 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 11 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 11 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 2.3 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

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    Turning wet and windy tonight. Some showers on Wednesday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A band of heavy rain and strong winds will move eastwards this evening. Rain clearing during the early hours allowing some clearer spells and a few showers to follow. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Wednesday:

    A brighter day on Wednesday with a mix of cloud and sunny spells. A few showers possible, especially across Cornwall and north Devon. Winds easing with temperatures near normal. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Unsettled and windy on Thursday with a band of heavy rain arriving later. Colder with some blustery showers on Friday, before turning drier and less cold on Saturday.

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