Westward Ho! (Beach) (Devon) 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.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Forecast days

Overcast.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    7 day forecast for Westward Ho! (Beach)

    Today (18 September 2025)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    24
    24
    24
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    UV - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    14
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 September 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 Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    12
    SSE
    12
    S
    11
    SSE
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    22
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    16
    16
    14
    13
    12
    12
    14
    15
    15
    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
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 September 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Overcast Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    S
    15
    S
    16
    SSW
    18
    SW
    21
    SW
    24
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    27
    W
    28
    W
    29
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    14
    15
    15
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    22
    24
    26
    32
    35
    37
    40
    36
    39
    38
    37
    35
    34
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    82%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    15
    16
    19
    21
    24
    25
    26
    27
    27
    28
    28
    28
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    1.0
    1.3
    1.6
    1.9
    2.2
    2.5
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    6
    5
    6
    8
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 September 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    29
    WNW
    28
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    25
    NW
    25
    NW
    24
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    18
    N
    18
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    18
    N
    18
    N
    19
    NNW
    19
    N
    19
    N
    19
    N
    18
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    31
    30
    28
    28
    28
    26
    28
    27
    26
    26
    26
    26
    27
    28
    27
    27
    27
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    23
    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
    78%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    71%
    72%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    69%
    68%
    67%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    25
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    1.7
    1.5
    1.2
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 September 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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    16
    N
    16
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    16
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    14
    NE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    22
    21
    21
    21
    20
    21
    22
    23
    24
    24
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    23
    22
    21
    19
    17
    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
    70%
    70%
    70%
    69%
    69%
    72%
    69%
    70%
    69%
    68%
    66%
    63%
    58%
    56%
    54%
    52%
    52%
    54%
    52%
    54%
    56%
    58%
    60%
    61%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 September 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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    ENE
    9
    E
    10
    ENE
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    NE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    13
    13
    16
    15
    14
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    63%
    64%
    66%
    68%
    65%
    58%
    56%
    58%
    63%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    8
    8
    9
    14
    13
    13
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    15°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    NE
    11
    N
    10
    N
    10
    NNE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    71%
    74%
    74%
    66%
    62%
    63%
    67%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 24 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 24 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 24 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 24 September

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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:

    Largely dry with sunny spells on Friday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Patchy cloud, with an early risk of rain and drizzle in the west. Elsewhere staying largely dry overnight with patchy cloud and few clear spells, allowing some late evening sunshine. Another humid night as winds ease a little by dawn. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

    Friday:

    A brighter start, though quickly becoming increasingly cloudy from the west, bringing outbreaks of light rain and drizzle at times. Winds continuing to ease. Remaining mild and feeling humid. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Remaining changeable with showers or longer spells of rain on Saturday. Turning cooler through Sunday as showery rain clears southeast, leaving sunny spells and showers on Monday.

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