Woolacombe (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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    8 day forecast for Woolacombe (Beach)

    Today (28 March 2025)
    Time
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    27
    26
    25
    23
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    78%
    76%
    79%
    78%
    76%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (29 March 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
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Fog
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    5
    W
    5
    WSW
    5
    SW
    7
    SW
    9
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    19
    18
    17
    15
    14
    12
    12
    14
    16
    19
    22
    24
    27
    29
    30
    31
    33
    34
    34
    31
    28
    25
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    G
    M
    M
    VP
    VP
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    70%
    67%
    63%
    61%
    59%
    63%
    65%
    69%
    77%
    83%
    88%
    95%
    99%
    100%
    100%
    100%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    2
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    8
    8
    7
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (30 March 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    W
    9
    WNW
    9
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    6
    WSW
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    20
    20
    21
    19
    13
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    99%
    95%
    92%
    84%
    77%
    78%
    88%
    97%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.5
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (31 March 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 day
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    16°
    17°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    15°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    3
    S
    3
    SE
    4
    SSE
    5
    NNE
    6
    NE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    7
    9
    10
    10
    12
    13
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    97%
    97%
    95%
    80%
    70%
    63%
    68%
    74%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (1 April 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
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    17°
    17°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    SE
    12
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    20
    26
    29
    30
    30
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    75%
    78%
    61%
    42%
    40%
    51%
    58%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 April 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
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    18°
    19°
    16°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    16°
    17°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    16
    19
    21
    19
    17
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    74%
    79%
    64%
    53%
    45%
    56%
    66%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 April 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
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    19°
    21°
    17°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    18°
    19°
    17°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    5
    E
    5
    E
    4
    E
    6
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    E
    6
    ESE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    11
    14
    14
    13
    8
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    81%
    85%
    68%
    54%
    50%
    63%
    78%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 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
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    19°
    20°
    17°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    5
    E
    5
    E
    7
    E
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    6
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    8
    12
    16
    17
    15
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    81%
    84%
    66%
    55%
    50%
    64%
    72%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.8 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:

    Showers clearing to leave a dry but chilly night.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Any remaining showers ease this evening, leaving plenty of clear spells overnight. Turning colder beneath clear skies with areas of frost developing in the countryside. Winds easing and becoming light for most. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Saturday:

    A chilly morning, but with plenty of sunshine at first. Turning cloudier and windier by the afternoon with patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle arriving from the west. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Settled, with plenty of sunshine. Cloudier for a time on Monday with patchy drizzle over the hills, but becoming bright and sunny again on Tuesday. Increasingly breezy along the coast.

    Updated:

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