Portland Harbour - Sandsfoot Castle (Beach) (Dorset) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Forecast days

Light rain changing to overcast by late morning.
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 Portland Harbour - Sandsfoot Castle (Beach)

    Thursday (5 November 2026)
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    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    60%
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    70%
    70%
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    80%
    Temperature
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    11
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    28
    28
    27
    28
    28
    28
    28
    27
    27
    26
    26
    25
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    71%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    72%
    73%
    76%
    79%
    80%
    84%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 November 2026)
    Time
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    03:00
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    07:00
    08:00
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    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    81%
    85%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 November 2026)
    Time
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    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 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    4
    NE
    3
    NE
    4
    NE
    3
    ESE
    4
    NNW
    4
    W
    4
    WNW
    4
    NNW
    4
    NNE
    4
    N
    4
    NNE
    4
    NNE
    4
    NE
    4
    NNE
    4
    NE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    88%
    84%
    78%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    83%
    87%
    89%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    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
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    3
    3
    5
    6
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 November 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    4
    NE
    4
    NE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    NE
    5
    NE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ENE
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    20
    21
    22
    22
    23
    24
    25
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    87%
    83%
    79%
    74%
    72%
    72%
    74%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 November 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    11
    ESE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    25
    25
    26
    26
    24
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    P
    Humidity
    87%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    90%
    94%
    95%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    13
    13
    13
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 November 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    21
    22
    22
    21
    19
    20
    Visibility (description)
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    93%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Wednesday (11 November 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light rain Drizzle Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSE
    9
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    92%
    92%
    95%
    95%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph) – – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 5 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 5 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 5 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 6 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 6 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 6 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 6 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 7 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 7 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 7 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 7 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 9 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 9 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 9 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 9 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 10 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 10 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 10 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 10 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 11 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 11 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 11 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 11 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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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    Forecast for 1am Thursday
    Updated 22:00 (UTC) on Wed 4 Nov 2026

    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    A good deal of cloud around during the coming days.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Remaining rather cloudy overnight with perhaps some rain brushing southern parts of Cornwall and south Devon at times. Staying breezy helping to keep temperatures from falling too low, although winds easing by dawn. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Thursday:

    Another cloudy day for many, although some sunshine developing towards the west. Still the risk of some spots of rain, particularly along the south coast. Easterly breeze continuing to ease. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Staying often cloudy on Friday with a continuing risk of some showery rain at times. Bright or sunny spells more likely over the weekend, with fog patches possible each night.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast