Paignton - Preston Sands (Beach) (Torbay) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

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    7 day forecast for Paignton - Preston Sands (Beach)

    Today (13 July 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    10%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    5
    SE
    5
    S
    6
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    18
    16
    14
    12
    11
    14
    15
    16
    18
    Visibility
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    71%
    70%
    70%
    74%
    77%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    UV 4 5 7 8 8 8 6 5 3 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 July 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 Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    50%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    SW
    9
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    14
    15
    17
    17
    16
    15
    19
    22
    25
    29
    29
    29
    31
    32
    34
    35
    34
    33
    31
    28
    24
    21
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    89%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    75%
    69%
    66%
    69%
    69%
    55%
    43%
    42%
    41%
    40%
    40%
    42%
    46%
    54%
    60%
    66%
    69%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 8 8 7 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    10
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    11
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    6
    4
    4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (15 July 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    16°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    WSW
    7
    SW
    9
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    W
    17
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    18
    23
    32
    37
    38
    39
    33
    27
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    71%
    74%
    75%
    70%
    54%
    51%
    52%
    58%
    75%
    UV - - - 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    10
    17
    19
    19
    17
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    7
    W
    9
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    20
    18
    17
    19
    20
    18
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    89%
    90%
    84%
    83%
    78%
    84%
    93%
    UV - - 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    7
    9
    11
    11
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    18°
    20°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    SW
    8
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    11
    10
    14
    17
    17
    13
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    95%
    84%
    77%
    73%
    78%
    92%
    UV - - 1 3 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    9
    11
    12
    10
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (18 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    W
    5
    W
    6
    WSW
    6
    SSW
    8
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    5
    11
    14
    16
    15
    11
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    93%
    86%
    78%
    71%
    77%
    92%
    UV - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    6
    6
    8
    9
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (19 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    5
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    S
    6
    S
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    4
    9
    14
    16
    15
    12
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    98%
    95%
    83%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    94%
    UV - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Torquay tidal station which is 1.9 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:

    Turning fresher into the new week.

    Today:

    Temperatures a degree or two lower today, though still widely very warm with sunny spells and light winds. Fair weather cloud bubbling up through the afternoon with a few showers possible in the far west later. Maximum temperature 29 °C.

    Tonight:

    Increasingly cloudy overnight with showers spreading northeastwards, these perhaps heavy and thundery at times. Still feeling rather warm and muggy in the east, but a fresher feel further west. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

    Monday:

    A cloudier start to the new week, with heavy and perhaps thundery showers continuing to move northeastwards. Some drier and brighter interludes possible. Increasingly breezy and feeling fresher for all. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Remaining rather changeable with spells of rain or showers, these sometimes turning heavy and thundery. Temperatures briefly dropping back closer to the seasonal average by mid-week.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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