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 intervals changing to cloudy in the afternoon.
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

Tide: Next low tide (2.0m) at

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    7 day forecast for Westward Ho! (Beach)

    Today (1 July 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 intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    9
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    18
    19
    18
    19
    20
    18
    16
    17
    20
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    UV 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 July 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    14
    NW
    15
    WNW
    15
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    15
    NW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    19
    21
    21
    23
    25
    26
    27
    27
    27
    25
    25
    24
    21
    19
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    82%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 7 8 8 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    17
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 July 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    11°
    13°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    13°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    10
    NW
    8
    WNW
    5
    ESE
    4
    NW
    7
    NW
    11
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    11
    8
    11
    16
    23
    22
    18
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    67%
    67%
    71%
    82%
    70%
    71%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    UV - - - 1 5 8 5 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    8
    5
    4
    7
    11
    13
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    13°
    18°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    7
    SSE
    5
    SE
    5
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    14
    W
    14
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    8
    9
    15
    21
    20
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    71%
    75%
    81%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    5
    5
    8
    13
    14
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Drizzle
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    23
    27
    29
    27
    25
    22
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    82%
    86%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    92%
    91%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    15
    15
    17
    18
    18
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Drizzle Drizzle Drizzle Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    23
    22
    23
    24
    24
    23
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    UV - - 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    14
    15
    16
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.4
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 July 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%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    13
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    15
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    23
    23
    25
    25
    24
    21
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    80%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 1 July

    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 1 July

    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 1 July

    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 1 July

    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 2 July

    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 2 July

    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 2 July

    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 2 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 grey start but some very warm sunshine breaking through.

    Today:

    Rather cloudy and humid at first with some patches of hill fog and the odd spot of drizzle in the west. Skies generally brightening up, especially in the east where it will feel very warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 26 °C.

    Tonight:

    A band of cloud will edge eastwards across the region during the evening, breaking up to leave a fine night with clear spells. Remaining fairly warm in light winds. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Wednesday looks set to be a largely dry day with a fair amount of sunshine. Perhaps an isolated shower developing, mainly in the east. Feeling fresher than of late. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    A ridge of high pressure will give a mostly settled day on Thursday, with some sunshine. Slowly clouding over on Friday with damp and breezy conditions developing heading into Saturday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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