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)

Forecast days

Light rain changing to overcast by late morning.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (3.5m) at

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7 day forecast for Woolacombe - Village (Beach)

Today (21 October 2026)
Time
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 Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
50%
50%
60%
40%
40%
30%
20%
20%
30%
30%
50%
70%
80%
90%
80%
80%
≥95%
≥95%
Temperature
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
9°
Wind direction and speed
WNW
22
WNW
25
WNW
26
WNW
26
WNW
26
WNW
26
WNW
26
WNW
26
WNW
26
WNW
25
WNW
22
W
22
W
21
W
20
W
18
WSW
18
SW
17
SW
18
Wind gust (mph)
49
51
52
53
52
51
50
49
47
45
43
42
40
37
35
32
34
34
Visibility
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
79%
74%
67%
67%
64%
57%
55%
55%
55%
55%
56%
57%
63%
68%
69%
74%
81%
86%
UV - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
22
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
26
24
22
22
21
18
17
16
15
16
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.5
2.9
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.5
3.5
3.3
3.1
2.9
2.8
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (22 October 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 Heavy rain Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
≥95%
≥95%
90%
60%
60%
50%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
30%
60%
80%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
Temperature (°C)
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
14°
14°
15°
15°
15°
15°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
9°
10°
10°
9°
10°
10°
11°
11°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
17
SW
19
WSW
20
W
21
W
19
W
19
WNW
19
W
17
W
14
W
13
W
11
WSW
10
WSW
9
SW
9
SSW
9
S
9
SSE
10
SSE
11
SE
14
SE
16
SE
18
SE
19
SE
21
SE
21
Wind gust (mph)
36
39
37
35
36
34
33
30
26
24
23
20
19
18
19
21
23
26
29
31
35
39
42
44
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
M
Humidity
86%
89%
84%
81%
75%
73%
68%
66%
65%
64%
63%
59%
59%
58%
59%
61%
69%
80%
85%
88%
89%
88%
90%
91%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
16
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
14
13
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
13
15
16
17
19
22
22
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.1
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (23 October 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 Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain 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
≥95%
90%
80%
80%
80%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
80%
50%
30%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
14°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
11°
10°
10°
11°
11°
10°
10°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SE
18
SE
16
SE
15
SE
14
ESE
11
E
11
N
15
N
18
NNW
22
NW
24
NW
28
NW
29
NW
29
NW
29
NW
29
NW
28
NW
26
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
24
WNW
23
WNW
21
WNW
20
Wind gust (mph)
40
34
31
28
27
34
45
56
63
65
64
62
60
58
58
54
51
49
46
44
42
39
38
36
Visibility (description)
G
VG
E
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
89%
86%
85%
86%
87%
91%
91%
91%
87%
85%
82%
79%
73%
64%
57%
57%
56%
56%
57%
57%
58%
59%
59%
63%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
21
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
20
23
28
28
28
28
28
26
26
25
25
23
23
23
22
21
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.3
1.3
2.3
4.1
4.0
3.8
3.7
3.7
4.9
4.6
4.4
4.2
4.0
3.8
3.6
3.5
3.4
3.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
10
10
10
9
9
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (24 October 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
40%
60%
60%
60%
60%
70%
80%
80%
80%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
90%
80%
60%
60%
60%
Temperature (°C)
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
14°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
15°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
8°
8°
9°
9°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
20
W
18
W
17
W
17
WSW
17
WSW
17
SW
18
SW
18
SSW
18
SSW
20
SSW
21
S
22
SSW
23
SSW
23
SW
23
SW
23
SW
24
WSW
24
WSW
23
WSW
23
W
23
W
22
W
22
W
24
Wind gust (mph)
35
34
35
35
34
34
34
35
37
40
43
49
51
47
45
45
45
45
46
47
48
49
49
50
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
VG
VG
Humidity
65%
64%
69%
69%
74%
75%
81%
86%
88%
90%
91%
91%
91%
92%
93%
94%
93%
93%
93%
92%
87%
77%
69%
64%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
20
18
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
20
21
21
22
22
22
23
22
23
23
23
22
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.0
2.8
2.7
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.3
2.6
2.8
3.1
3.2
3.5
3.7
3.7
3.9
4.1
4.4
4.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (25 October 2026)
Time
00:00
01:00
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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
60%
60%
70%
60%
50%
50%
50%
40%
30%
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
15°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
24
W
23
W
24
W
24
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
24
WNW
23
WNW
23
W
22
W
22
W
22
W
21
W
21
W
18
W
17
W
15
WSW
14
WSW
14
WSW
13
SW
11
SW
11
Wind gust (mph)
52
51
52
51
51
51
51
51
50
50
49
48
46
45
43
40
40
39
37
35
33
31
29
30
30
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
63%
62%
66%
63%
60%
58%
58%
59%
59%
58%
58%
58%
58%
57%
57%
58%
58%
61%
64%
64%
67%
69%
71%
74%
75%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
22
22
20
18
16
16
14
13
11
11
11
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.5
4.4
4.3
4.1
4.0
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.2
3.0
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.2
2.0
1.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (26 October 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Drizzle Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
50%
70%
80%
80%
70%
60%
50%
60%
Temperature (°C)
13°
13°
15°
16°
17°
17°
16°
15°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°
11°
12°
13°
13°
13°
12°
11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
13
S
15
S
18
SSW
18
SW
22
SW
23
WSW
22
WSW
20
Wind gust (mph)
26
32
37
39
40
41
39
37
Visibility (description)
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
Humidity
77%
84%
90%
91%
88%
86%
85%
81%
UV - - 1 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
14
18
18
22
23
22
20
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.7
1.5
1.3
1.3
1.4
 – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
11
11
 – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
Tuesday (27 October 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
60%
50%
50%
50%
30%
20%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
14°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
19
W
19
W
18
W
18
W
18
W
17
WSW
13
WSW
11
Wind gust (mph)
34
33
31
35
35
30
27
24
Visibility (description)
VG
G
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
79%
78%
77%
75%
68%
67%
74%
76%
UV - - - 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
19
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Wednesday 21 October

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?

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Tide times

Wednesday 21 October

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 21 October

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 21 October

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 22 October

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 22 October

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 22 October

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 22 October

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 23 October

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 23 October

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 23 October

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 23 October

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 24 October

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 24 October

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 24 October

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 24 October

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 25 October

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 25 October

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 25 October

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 25 October

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 26 October

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 26 October

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 26 October

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 26 October

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 27 October

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 27 October

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 27 October

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 27 October

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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Storm Austen named

Storm Austen has been named by the Met Office with disruptive wind and rain for some from late Thursday and into Friday.

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Changeable weather ahead of Storm Austen.

Today:

Early morning rain pushes away to leave sunny spells and scattered showers, these heavy at times with a risk of hail. Strong winds to start, slowly easing by evening although remaining gusty around showers. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Clear spells give way to an organised band of heavy, blustery showers pushing in from the west overnight. These mostly clear by dawn with winds falling light. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Thursday:

A dry start with sunny spells before Storm Austen pushes in from the southwest during the afternoon. This brings wet and windy weather, reaching gale force at coasts overnight. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Storm Austen continues affecting the region for most of Friday, clearing to scattered showers by evening. Further rain and wind likely Saturday ahead of a drier interlude on Sunday.

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