Paignton - Preston Sands (Beach) (Torbay) weather

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Forecast days

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    7 day forecast for Paignton - Preston Sands (Beach)

    Today (8 October 2026)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    Temperature
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    Visibility
    M
    Humidity
    85%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (9 October 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 Mist Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    60%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    80%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    W
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    W
    13
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    33
    33
    33
    33
    33
    33
    33
    33
    35
    37
    38
    39
    40
    39
    38
    35
    32
    29
    28
    27
    27
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    92%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    87%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    78%
    67%
    68%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (10 October 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 Clear night Partly cloudy night Clear 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    9
    W
    11
    W
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    W
    10
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    27
    30
    30
    31
    31
    30
    29
    27
    23
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    75%
    70%
    63%
    58%
    56%
    55%
    54%
    55%
    56%
    63%
    68%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    11
    13
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    13
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    4
    3
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    3
    4
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (11 October 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Mist Mist Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    6
    W
    5
    W
    4
    W
    4
    W
    4
    W
    3
    W
    3
    W
    3
    WSW
    4
    SW
    5
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    12
    13
    16
    16
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    19
    20
    22
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    80%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    81%
    75%
    68%
    64%
    62%
    63%
    62%
    65%
    69%
    79%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    3
    3
    2
    2
    3
    4
    4
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    6
    6
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    3
    3
    2
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    2
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (12 October 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 Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Light rain Light rain Mist Mist Mist Mist Light rain Light rain Mist Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    24
    23
    25
    25
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    24
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    Humidity
    91%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    99%
    99%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    8
    9
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    11
    11
    10
    11
    10
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (13 October 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Mist Drizzle Drizzle Light rain Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    W
    11
    W
    7
    W
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    26
    27
    26
    25
    21
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    P
    Humidity
    99%
    99%
    98%
    97%
    96%
    89%
    78%
    89%
    95%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    13
    11
    13
    13
    11
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (14 October 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Mist Mist Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Mist Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    5
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    14
    21
    26
    26
    23
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    P
    M
    G
    M
    M
    P
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    95%
    88%
    78%
    78%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Thursday 8 October

    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 8 October

    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 8 October

    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 8 October

    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 9 October

    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 9 October

    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 9 October

    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 9 October

    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 10 October

    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 10 October

    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 10 October

    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 10 October

    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 11 October

    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 11 October

    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 11 October

    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 11 October

    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 12 October

    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 12 October

    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 12 October

    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 12 October

    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 13 October

    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 13 October

    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 13 October

    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 13 October

    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 14 October

    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 14 October

    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 14 October

    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 14 October

    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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    Headline:

    Turning milder, though wet and windy at times.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of mostly light rain, continuing into the early hours of Friday. Feeling much milder than last night with winds turning westerly in direction. These winds strengthening into the early hours of Friday. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Friday:

    Rain with blustery winds before clearing into the evening with winds easing. A few brighter spells on offer for the remainder of the day. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    A chilly start on Saturday, with scattered showers, easing into Sunday alongside winds allowing for sunny spells. Cloud building into Monday, turning milder, with a chance for drizzly rain.

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