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

Clear.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Westward Ho! (Beach)

    Today (3 March 2026)
    Time
    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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (4 March 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 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°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    23
    22
    23
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    19
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    85%
    85%
    82%
    77%
    73%
    71%
    72%
    75%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 March 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    8
    WSW
    9
    W
    10
    WNW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    15
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    20
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    17
    16
    16
    19
    19
    25
    26
    27
    27
    28
    29
    29
    29
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    15
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    1.3
    1.5
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 March 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 Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    22
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    22
    N
    22
    N
    22
    NNW
    21
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    19
    N
    19
    N
    17
    N
    16
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    N
    14
    N
    13
    N
    11
    NNE
    9
    NE
    7
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    28
    29
    29
    28
    28
    27
    27
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    16
    15
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    11
    9
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 March 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    5
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 March 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 Sunny intervals Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    ESE
    8
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    18
    17
    16
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    91%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 March 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 Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SSE
    8
    S
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    85%
    81%
    85%
    88%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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:

    Overnight fog clearing to sunny spells on Wednesday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Largely dry overnight with a mix of cloud and clear spells. Turning chilly in any prolonged clear spells, with some patchy mist and fog developing. Breezy around the Moors. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Low cloud locally lingering along southern coasts. Otherwise, a dry day with an increasing amount of pleasant spring sunshine. Feeling mild with just a slight breeze. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Dry and mild in the east on Thursday, but rain arriving further west. Temperatures returning nearer to average to end the week, with more cloud and rain around at times.

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