Hartland Quay (Beach) (Devon) weather

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (8.4m) at

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7 day forecast for Hartland Quay (Beach)

Today (7 January 2026)
Time
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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
<5%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
50%
60%
80%
80%
60%
40%
20%
10%
10%
Temperature
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
8°
9°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
3°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
3°
3°
4°
4°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
6°
6°
6°
Wind direction and speed
NW
18
NW
18
NW
18
NW
18
NW
18
NW
18
NW
17
NW
16
NW
16
NW
16
WNW
14
WNW
13
WNW
12
W
10
WSW
8
SSW
8
SSW
10
SSW
11
SW
13
W
14
WNW
14
Wind gust (mph)
42
41
42
41
39
36
34
32
30
28
27
22
20
17
15
17
19
24
26
28
29
Visibility
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
G
M
M
M
G
E
E
Humidity
66%
66%
65%
65%
64%
64%
61%
61%
62%
63%
64%
66%
71%
78%
92%
96%
98%
98%
96%
91%
86%
UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
13
11
10
8
8
10
11
13
14
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.1
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.4
1.7
2.0
2.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (8 January 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
40%
60%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
90%
80%
90%
90%
90%
90%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
7°
7°
8°
8°
7°
6°
6°
5°
5°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
6°
5°
5°
4°
3°
3°
2°
2°
2°
3°
3°
3°
2°
1°
0°
-1°
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
14
WNW
14
WNW
14
WNW
13
WNW
11
WNW
10
WNW
7
W
6
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
7
SE
8
ESE
11
ESE
13
ESE
16
ESE
18
ESE
19
SE
20
SE
20
SE
21
ENE
23
NNE
25
N
26
NNW
27
Wind gust (mph)
29
28
26
24
21
17
14
11
10
12
16
19
23
28
33
37
40
39
40
36
39
37
39
42
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
M
M
P
P
P
P
P
M
M
G
M
M
M
M
Humidity
83%
82%
77%
75%
75%
75%
76%
81%
84%
86%
87%
92%
93%
94%
94%
94%
94%
93%
93%
92%
92%
94%
94%
93%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
14
14
13
11
10
7
6
5
5
7
8
11
13
16
18
19
20
20
21
23
25
26
27
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.6
2.4
3.6
4.0
4.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
7
8
9
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (9 January 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
90%
80%
80%
80%
80%
70%
70%
70%
60%
60%
50%
50%
40%
40%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
40%
Temperature (°C)
6°
6°
5°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
Feels like temperature (°C)
0°
0°
-1°
0°
0°
0°
0°
0°
0°
1°
1°
1°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
1°
2°
1°
1°
1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NNW
27
NNW
28
NW
28
NW
27
NW
26
NW
25
NW
24
NW
24
NW
23
NW
22
NW
22
NW
22
NW
22
NW
21
NW
21
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
19
NW
18
NW
17
NNW
17
Wind gust (mph)
48
48
45
44
44
42
39
40
39
42
42
37
39
39
39
39
37
38
39
38
38
36
35
36
Visibility (description)
G
G
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
91%
90%
87%
85%
85%
82%
82%
81%
80%
78%
78%
74%
69%
70%
70%
73%
69%
73%
72%
71%
68%
70%
71%
73%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
28
28
28
27
26
25
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
Height of waves offshore (m)
4.0
4.0
3.8
3.7
3.5
3.4
3.4
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.9
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
2.9
2.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (10 January 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 Partly cloudy night 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
40%
50%
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
5°
5°
6°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
6°
5°
5°
4°
4°
4°
4°
3°
Feels like temperature (°C)
2°
2°
2°
1°
1°
1°
1°
1°
1°
1°
2°
3°
3°
3°
3°
4°
3°
2°
2°
1°
1°
1°
1°
0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
17
NW
17
NW
17
NW
17
NW
17
NW
16
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
14
NNW
14
NNW
13
NNW
13
NW
13
NNW
12
NNW
11
NNW
10
N
9
N
8
NNE
8
SE
7
SE
7
SE
8
SE
8
SE
9
Wind gust (mph)
35
34
33
32
28
26
24
20
18
17
17
19
17
16
15
12
12
11
10
10
12
13
14
12
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
71%
69%
71%
76%
74%
71%
73%
73%
76%
73%
69%
68%
66%
65%
66%
69%
72%
79%
79%
80%
78%
79%
82%
81%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (11 January 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
70%
70%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
5°
5°
6°
6°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
0°
0°
0°
0°
0°
0°
0°
1°
1°
2°
2°
3°
4°
4°
4°
4°
5°
5°
5°
6°
6°
6°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
9
SE
10
SE
11
SE
11
SE
12
SE
12
SE
12
SE
14
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
16
SSE
17
SSE
18
SSE
18
SSE
19
SSE
19
SSE
18
SSE
17
S
16
S
14
S
13
SSW
13
SSW
12
SSW
11
Wind gust (mph)
12
13
14
17
19
21
24
27
24
27
29
30
32
34
34
34
33
31
29
27
24
24
21
25
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
M
M
G
G
M
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
81%
80%
81%
82%
83%
84%
84%
84%
84%
83%
83%
85%
86%
90%
91%
91%
92%
93%
93%
93%
93%
93%
94%
93%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.2
2.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (12 January 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
30%
40%
50%
40%
40%
30%
20%
30%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
8°
9°
10°
10°
8°
8°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
6°
7°
7°
5°
5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
12
SSW
11
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
13
SSW
12
S
11
SSE
10
Wind gust (mph)
20
19
17
18
20
17
13
11
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
93%
93%
93%
95%
91%
91%
94%
95%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
12
13
12
12
13
11
9
10
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.6
2.6
 – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
10
10
11
11
 – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
Tuesday (13 January 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
40%
60%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
8°
10°
10°
8°
7°
Feels like temperature (°C)
5°
5°
5°
5°
7°
7°
5°
5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
11
SSE
12
S
12
S
11
S
13
S
12
SSE
10
SSE
11
Wind gust (mph)
16
21
20
18
18
13
11
12
Visibility (description)
G
G
M
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
93%
93%
93%
93%
90%
88%
93%
94%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
10
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Wednesday 7 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 7 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 7 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 7 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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 January

Tide times and heights are from Clovelly tidal station which is 5.8 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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Updated 01:00 (UTC) on Wed 7 Jan 2026
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South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Band of rain and sleet clearing eastwards with icy stretches.

This Evening and Tonight:

A band of rain will move eastwards this evening, perhaps falling as sleet or snow briefly over the Moors. This clearing during the early hours. Icy stretches developing where skies clear. Breezy. Less cold than recent nights. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Wednesday:

Another cold day for many, with some glimmers of sunshine. Rain then returning across Cornwall and west Devon by late afternoon. Gusty winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Most likely a dry start on Thursday. Then an increasing risk of heavy rain, along with strong winds, which may linger into Friday. Cold with sunny spells retuning on Saturday.

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