Paignton - Paignton Sands (Beach) (Torbay) weather

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    7 day forecast for Paignton - Paignton Sands (Beach)

    Today (29 April 2026)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    16
    E
    17
    E
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    38
    38
    39
    38
    39
    40
    41
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    55%
    55%
    53%
    53%
    54%
    53%
    54%
    54%
    UV 3 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (30 April 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    8
    ENE
    7
    NE
    6
    NE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    40
    39
    38
    36
    36
    35
    33
    33
    33
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    33
    32
    31
    30
    28
    26
    25
    23
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    54%
    55%
    59%
    63%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    64%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    63%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    70%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    8
    7
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    2.1
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (1 May 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    5
    N
    5
    N
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    6
    ESE
    6
    SE
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    6
    W
    5
    W
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    17
    15
    14
    14
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    15
    14
    13
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    80%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    81%
    78%
    75%
    73%
    70%
    66%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    71%
    79%
    87%
    90%
    92%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    6
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (2 May 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    4
    NW
    4
    WNW
    4
    W
    4
    WNW
    4
    NW
    4
    N
    4
    NE
    4
    ENE
    4
    E
    4
    E
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    S
    5
    WNW
    5
    NW
    5
    N
    5
    NNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    92%
    88%
    84%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    78%
    81%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (3 May 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    5
    N
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    N
    6
    NE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ESE
    7
    SSW
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    W
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    18
    18
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    91%
    90%
    86%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    78%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    79%
    84%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    8
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (4 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    8°
    9°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    4
    NNW
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    WNW
    7
    NW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    12
    11
    14
    16
    17
    16
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    95%
    93%
    83%
    76%
    74%
    76%
    89%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    4
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (5 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    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
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    9°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    8°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    N
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    N
    10
    N
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    17
    18
    21
    21
    19
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    91%
    75%
    67%
    61%
    65%
    78%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
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    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
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    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
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    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Wednesday 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 explained

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    Forecast for 5pm Wednesday
    Updated 15:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 29 Apr 2026
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    Headline:

    Brisk winds with showers in the far southwest.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    High level cloud moving through this evening and overnight with the chance of some rain in the far southwest. Clearest skies in the east. Brisk winds keeping the temperatures up overnight. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Thursday:

    A few showers to start in the west, otherwise hazy sunshine on Thursday with blustery winds. Winds easing through the day and feeling pleasant in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    More humid on Friday with showers possible. Turning increasingly cloudy through the weekend with an increasing risk of rain and heavy showers, possibly thundery.

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