Paignton - Preston Sands (Beach) (Torbay) weather

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    6 day forecast for Paignton - Preston Sands (Beach)

    Tomorrow (16 November 2025)
    Time
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    27
    27
    28
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    30
    29
    28
    28
    27
    27
    27
    27
    28
    28
    27
    25
    25
    24
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    81%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (17 November 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 Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    2°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    9
    N
    9
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    7
    N
    6
    N
    5
    N
    5
    NNW
    4
    NNW
    4
    NW
    4
    NW
    4
    NW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    21
    23
    23
    21
    20
    17
    16
    14
    13
    13
    10
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    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
    81%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    82%
    74%
    66%
    64%
    60%
    58%
    64%
    72%
    78%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (18 November 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    6°
    7°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    1°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    4
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    4
    W
    4
    W
    4
    W
    4
    W
    4
    W
    4
    WSW
    4
    WSW
    4
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    W
    7
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    WNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    10
    14
    19
    21
    22
    21
    20
    19
    17
    17
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    6
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (19 November 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 day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    2°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    22
    24
    24
    22
    20
    18
    20
    25
    24
    24
    28
    30
    30
    26
    23
    17
    16
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    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
    85%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    78%
    71%
    67%
    61%
    59%
    61%
    69%
    75%
    80%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    9
    8
    7
    7
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (20 November 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    2°
    1°
    1°
    3°
    7°
    6°
    4°
    3°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    0°
    3°
    3°
    1°
    0°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    23
    24
    18
    14
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    85%
    81%
    61%
    65%
    82%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    11
    9
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (21 November 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    2°
    1°
    1°
    4°
    8°
    8°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    2°
    6°
    6°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    5
    NW
    5
    NW
    5
    W
    5
    W
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    5
    5
    9
    10
    9
    9
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    91%
    93%
    87%
    67%
    75%
    91%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Sunday 16 November

    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 16 November

    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 16 November

    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 16 November

    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 17 November

    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 17 November

    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 17 November

    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 17 November

    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 18 November

    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 18 November

    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 18 November

    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 18 November

    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 19 November

    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 19 November

    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 19 November

    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 19 November

    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 20 November

    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 20 November

    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 20 November

    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 20 November

    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 21 November

    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 21 November

    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 21 November

    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 21 November

    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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    Turning brighter and colder into the new week.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    There will be plenty of cloud this evening and it will turn murky overnight with some patchy drizzle and hill fog, especially in the north and east. Feeling a little cooler than previous nights. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Sunday:

    A rather murky start with a little drizzle possible. Cloud will lift through the morning and it will turn brighter. Some sunny spells possible in the afternoon. Feeling cooler. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Into the new week it will feel much colder, particularly in brisk winds. Overnight frosts are likely with a chance of some wintry showers around exposed coasts and hills.

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