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

Sunny.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next low tide (0.2m) at

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    8 day forecast for Westward Ho! (Beach)

    Today (28 April 2025)
    Time
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    68%
    65%
    62%
    63%
    64%
    66%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    UV 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (29 April 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    14
    SE
    12
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    20
    21
    22
    23
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    21
    18
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    71%
    67%
    64%
    58%
    57%
    57%
    57%
    62%
    65%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    14
    12
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (30 April 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    18°
    22°
    23°
    20°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    16°
    20°
    21°
    18°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    SE
    10
    E
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    18
    18
    21
    21
    18
    12
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    75%
    65%
    59%
    67%
    77%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    11
    12
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (1 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    18°
    22°
    22°
    19°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    17°
    20°
    20°
    17°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    12
    SE
    14
    SE
    11
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    19
    21
    21
    20
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    78%
    76%
    71%
    63%
    73%
    85%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    10
    12
    14
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (2 May 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    6
    S
    5
    S
    5
    NW
    6
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    12
    13
    13
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    90%
    92%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    6
    9
    9
    8
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (3 May 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    12
    ENE
    15
    E
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    13
    18
    19
    18
    15
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    89%
    85%
    83%
    80%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    9
    12
    15
    14
    14
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (4 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    11°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    E
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    12
    NE
    10
    NE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    17
    20
    16
    15
    11
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    85%
    88%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    79%
    84%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (5 May 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    9
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    12
    11
    14
    15
    14
    10
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    84%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    79%
    81%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 28 April

    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 28 April

    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 28 April

    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 28 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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:

    A pleasantly warm spring day.

    Today:

    Early morning mist and fog soon clearing, leaving a widely dry and fine day. Plenty of sunshine, with clear skies for all but the far southwest, where some patchy cloud may linger. Warm with temperatures higher than on Sunday. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Tonight:

    Clear skies bring plenty of evening sunshine and clear skies overnight. Turning chilly, though most places remaining frost-free, with some mist and shallow fog forming in rural spots by dawn. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Another widely warm and sunny day after any early morning fog has cleared. Light winds for most, though becoming breezier along the south coast. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    A warm week with light winds and plenty of sunshine as high pressure continues to dominate. Generally light winds, though breezy at times along the coast. Slightly cooler on Friday.

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    UK long range weather forecast

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