Bigbury-on-Sea (Devon) weather

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    7 day forecast for Bigbury-on-Sea

    Today (21 December 2025)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    Temperature
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    Visibility
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 December 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 Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    90%
    90%
    60%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    E
    16
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    20
    SE
    21
    ESE
    21
    SE
    22
    ESE
    23
    SE
    23
    SE
    24
    SE
    24
    SE
    24
    SE
    23
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    19
    SE
    18
    SE
    17
    ESE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    25
    30
    30
    31
    33
    31
    30
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    29
    30
    30
    29
    29
    28
    26
    25
    24
    21
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    M
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    82%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    16
    18
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    NE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    17
    16
    15
    15
    13
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    14
    13
    15
    19
    19
    21
    22
    25
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 December 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy 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)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    17
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    24
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    26
    ENE
    26
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    26
    ENE
    26
    ENE
    27
    ENE
    26
    ENE
    26
    NE
    25
    NE
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    30
    30
    30
    33
    34
    35
    37
    39
    40
    40
    42
    42
    42
    41
    41
    41
    42
    43
    44
    43
    42
    42
    41
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    72%
    69%
    68%
    71%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    24
    25
    26
    26
    25
    25
    25
    26
    26
    27
    26
    26
    25
    25
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (25 December 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    23
    NE
    23
    NE
    23
    NE
    23
    NE
    23
    NE
    23
    NE
    23
    NE
    22
    NE
    22
    NE
    23
    NE
    23
    NE
    25
    NE
    25
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    24
    NE
    23
    NE
    22
    NE
    21
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    41
    41
    41
    41
    41
    41
    42
    43
    43
    44
    44
    43
    42
    39
    39
    38
    37
    37
    36
    35
    34
    33
    33
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    72%
    70%
    68%
    67%
    68%
    69%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    23
    23
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (26 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    19
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    30
    29
    29
    29
    29
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    81%
    77%
    81%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    6
    5
    4
    6
    9
    8
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (27 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    18
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    32
    34
    34
    34
    33
    32
    29
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Salcombe tidal station which is 6.4 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:

    Outbreaks of showery rain, especially in the west.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Remaining cloudy through the evening with a band of heavy rain pushing northwestwards overnight. The rain slowly clearing during the early hours, though staying rather cloudy, with some drizzle in the west. Feeling mild. Breezy along coasts at times. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Monday:

    After a cloudy and damp start, cloud should break up through the day, giving a brighter afternoon for many with sunny spells and light winds. However, showers linger for Cornwall. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    With high pressure building it is likely to remain settled, but often cloudy. Gradually turning colder come Christmas Day as an easterly breeze develops, with perhaps the odd wintry flurry.

    Updated:

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