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

Cloudy changing to light rain in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Woolacombe (Beach)

    Today (10 March 2026)
    Time
    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 Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    31
    32
    33
    34
    34
    34
    32
    34
    36
    37
    36
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    Humidity
    71%
    69%
    73%
    77%
    83%
    86%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    97%
    96%
    UV 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    15
    15
    16
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (11 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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    36
    36
    38
    37
    38
    37
    36
    35
    35
    34
    34
    33
    33
    33
    33
    33
    32
    32
    31
    31
    32
    32
    34
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    88%
    83%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    73%
    69%
    66%
    64%
    64%
    63%
    63%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.2
    2.4
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (12 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 Cloudy Overcast Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    25
    SW
    22
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    37
    38
    40
    41
    43
    44
    45
    46
    48
    48
    49
    50
    50
    50
    51
    50
    51
    49
    49
    48
    41
    39
    40
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    78%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    80%
    82%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    24
    24
    24
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    22
    19
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    3.3
    3.2
    2.9
    2.7
    2.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (13 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 Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    W
    10
    W
    10
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    NW
    8
    NNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    44
    44
    44
    41
    41
    40
    41
    39
    38
    36
    36
    35
    35
    32
    31
    28
    28
    27
    27
    23
    23
    22
    22
    26
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    78%
    80%
    76%
    77%
    75%
    73%
    70%
    65%
    69%
    70%
    64%
    63%
    65%
    73%
    73%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    79%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    8
    7
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.6
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.9
    3.0
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (14 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    25
    23
    22
    21
    21
    23
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    20
    18
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    75%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    75%
    71%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    63%
    60%
    59%
    63%
    66%
    70%
    74%
    78%
    81%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (15 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    6
    S
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    9
    WSW
    12
    W
    15
    W
    14
    WNW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    18
    22
    30
    34
    36
    32
    32
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    90%
    91%
    82%
    76%
    74%
    77%
    79%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    9
    12
    15
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.2
    1.9
    2.6
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    6
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (16 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    9
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    11
    SW
    9
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    27
    25
    27
    26
    25
    18
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    78%
    80%
    74%
    69%
    70%
    84%
    90%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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

    Wednesday 11 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

    Wednesday 11 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

    Wednesday 11 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

    Wednesday 11 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

    Thursday 12 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

    Thursday 12 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

    Thursday 12 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

    Thursday 12 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 16 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 16 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 16 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 16 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.

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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    A few bright spells today. Turning wet and windy tonight.

    Today:

    Some early brightness in the east, otherwise another rather grey start with patchy rain or drizzle, especially over the moors. A few breaks developing by the afternoon, but further outbreaks of rain likely in the west. Winds strengthening later. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    A band of heavy rain and strong winds will move eastwards this evening. Rain clearing during the early hours allowing some clearer spells and a few showers to follow. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Wednesday:

    A brighter day on Wednesday with a mix of cloud and sunny spells. A few showers possible, especially across Cornwall and north Devon. Winds easing with temperatures near normal. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Unsettled and windy on Thursday with a band of heavy rain arriving later. Colder with some blustery showers on Friday, before turning drier and less cold on Saturday.

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