Woolacombe - Village (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)



    Today (2 December 2024)
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    Weather symbols
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
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    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    40
    39
    39
    39
    38
    36
    35
    34
    30
    27
    24
    22
    19
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    71%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    70%
    71%
    74%
    73%
    UV
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (3 December 2024)
    Time
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    Weather symbols
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    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    6
    N
    5
    NNE
    4
    E
    4
    ESE
    4
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    17
    15
    13
    11
    10
    10
    10
    12
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    16
    16
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    20
    19
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    73%
    74%
    75%
    78%
    83%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    79%
    76%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    77%
    80%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Wednesday (4 December 2024)
    Time
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    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
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    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
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    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Light rain
    Heavy rain
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    70%
    90%
    11°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    10°
    SSE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SSE
    11
    S
    13
    S
    15
    S
    18
    21
    17
    19
    24
    30
    37
    42
    44
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    M
    86%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    90%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.3
    1.6
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Thursday (5 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
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    Weather symbols
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    80%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    SSW
    17
    SW
    15
    SW
    13
    SW
    15
    SW
    18
    WSW
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    40
    32
    32
    39
    47
    45
    45
    45
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    95%
    99%
    98%
    96%
    93%
    92%
    78%
    76%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    1.8
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    3.2
    4.2
    4.6
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    10
    11
    Friday (6 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Drizzle
    Overcast
    Drizzle
    Light rain
    20%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    17
    W
    14
    W
    12
    WSW
    13
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    WSW
    19
    42
    38
    33
    31
    35
    39
    45
    49
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    73%
    73%
    72%
    78%
    83%
    87%
    90%
    86%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    4.0
    3.3
    2.6
    1.9
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    11
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Saturday (7 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
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    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Light shower day
    Light shower day
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    W
    21
    W
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    NW
    20
    NW
    21
    NW
    21
    NW
    20
    51
    50
    52
    56
    56
    56
    53
    49
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    84%
    76%
    72%
    69%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    1.4
    2.2
    3.8
    5.1
    5.7
    5.7
    4.7
    3.8
    11
    7
    9
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    Sunday (8 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    16
    N
    14
    N
    15
    N
    14
    N
    12
    N
    12
    47
    45
    43
    40
    40
    39
    35
    32
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    73%
    74%
    71%
    67%
    63%
    64%
    67%
    69%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    3.1
    12

    Tide times

    Monday 2 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 2 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 2 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 2 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.3 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:

    Sunshine and showers. Rain in east later. Winds easing.

    Today:

    Devon and Cornwall will see a mix of sunshine and well scattered showers. Further east the morning looks mainly dry and bright, though cloud will thicken to bring patchy light rain later. Brisk winds slowly easing. Cooler than of late. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloud and patchy rain soon clearing in the east to leave a generally dry night with clear spells. A slight frost and the odd fog patch forming under light winds. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Morning frost and any fog will lift to leave some sunshine briefly. Cloud gradually increasing from the west to bring some rain to all parts, and turning breezy. Disappointing temperatures. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    A drier and brighter day on Wednesday with gentle winds. Very changeable thereafter with spells of wet and windy weather to end the week, though turning milder.

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