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 partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next low tide (2.4m) at

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    7 day forecast for Westward Ho! (Beach)

    Today (4 July 2025)
    Time
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    16
    17
    18
    20
    22
    24
    25
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    27
    28
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    UV - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 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 Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    W
    19
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    30
    31
    32
    32
    32
    31
    29
    29
    29
    28
    27
    27
    26
    27
    27
    26
    25
    24
    25
    24
    25
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    88%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    90%
    88%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    70%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    19
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    27
    26
    28
    28
    30
    30
    29
    31
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    UV - - - 1 3 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    20
    19
    18
    19
    19
    20
    21
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    7
    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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    24
    NW
    24
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    21
    NW
    21
    NW
    20
    NW
    18
    NW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    34
    34
    34
    35
    33
    27
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    80%
    79%
    77%
    74%
    69%
    67%
    67%
    70%
    UV - - 1 5 7 5 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    24
    24
    22
    21
    21
    20
    18
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 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 intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    12°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNE
    7
    NW
    9
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    14
    18
    20
    19
    17
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    72%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    UV - - 1 5 8 5 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    9
    7
    9
    11
    12
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    14°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    13°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    9
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    10
    12
    15
    14
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    8
    10
    12
    12
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    15°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    20°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    18°
    21°
    21°
    19°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    7
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    9
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    11
    13
    13
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    92%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    UV - - 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    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.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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:

    Fine on Friday. Breezier and cloudier this weekend.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Late sunshine to end Thursday, then staying dry overnight with plenty of clear spells. Mist and fog patches developing under light winds. A fresh night. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Friday:

    Mainly dry and bright with plenty of sunny spells once any mist quickly clears. Breezier at times, especially through the Bristol Channel. Feeling warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    A breezy and largely cloudy weekend with spells of rain or showers. Feeling humid on Saturday but fresher on Sunday. Showers easing on Monday with sunny spells emerging.

    Updated:

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