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Westward Ho! (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

Heavy showers.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (1.2m) at

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    7 day forecast for Westward Ho! (Beach)

    Today (24 October 2025)
    Time
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature
    11°
    10°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    22
    NW
    22
    NW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    28
    31
    Visibility
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    75%
    74%
    UV - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    22
    22
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (25 October 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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Overcast Light shower day Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    23
    NW
    24
    NW
    24
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    26
    NNW
    26
    NNW
    26
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    25
    NW
    25
    NW
    25
    NW
    25
    NNW
    26
    NNW
    26
    NW
    26
    NW
    25
    NW
    26
    NW
    27
    NW
    27
    NW
    27
    NW
    29
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    32
    32
    34
    34
    35
    36
    36
    38
    37
    36
    38
    39
    41
    41
    41
    40
    37
    36
    38
    38
    38
    39
    42
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    75%
    73%
    74%
    68%
    67%
    65%
    66%
    64%
    63%
    63%
    61%
    59%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    24
    24
    25
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    25
    26
    27
    27
    27
    29
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (26 October 2025)
    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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    70%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    29
    NW
    29
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    26
    NW
    26
    NW
    25
    NW
    24
    NW
    23
    NW
    23
    NW
    22
    NW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    22
    W
    23
    W
    25
    W
    28
    W
    30
    W
    33
    W
    34
    W
    34
    W
    34
    W
    34
    WNW
    33
    WNW
    33
    Wind gust (mph)
    42
    42
    38
    37
    36
    37
    36
    35
    34
    33
    32
    32
    32
    32
    34
    38
    40
    43
    46
    46
    47
    46
    46
    45
    44
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    67%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    63%
    63%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    69%
    77%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    29
    29
    27
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    25
    28
    30
    33
    34
    34
    34
    34
    33
    33
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.3
    1.5
    1.6
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (27 October 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 shower night Light shower night Overcast 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    32
    WNW
    31
    WNW
    31
    WNW
    31
    WNW
    31
    WNW
    30
    WNW
    30
    NW
    29
    NW
    28
    NW
    27
    NW
    26
    NW
    24
    NW
    23
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    W
    20
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    21
    WSW
    21
    W
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    45
    43
    43
    42
    43
    39
    38
    38
    37
    35
    35
    33
    30
    28
    27
    25
    24
    23
    23
    21
    23
    23
    23
    24
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    71%
    69%
    68%
    70%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    71%
    71%
    69%
    72%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    32
    31
    31
    31
    31
    30
    30
    29
    28
    27
    26
    24
    23
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (28 October 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 shower night Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    28
    29
    30
    32
    32
    33
    34
    34
    34
    35
    35
    35
    34
    32
    32
    32
    30
    28
    28
    28
    27
    25
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    79%
    80%
    78%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    22
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    22
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (29 October 2025)
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    18
    SW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    S
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    22
    20
    22
    22
    17
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    76%
    77%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (30 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    S
    15
    SSE
    17
    S
    18
    S
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    19
    20
    21
    23
    20
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    87%
    90%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 27 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 27 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 27 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 27 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 29 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 29 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 29 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 29 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 30 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 30 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 30 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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 30 October

    Tide times and heights are from Appledore tidal station which is 1.4 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:

    Feeling colder with showers and a brisk northerly wind developing.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Heavy showers persisting this evening, gradually easing through the early hours to leave clearer spells by dawn and just a few showers. Turning colder with brisk northerly winds. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Saturday:

    A mixture of sunny spells and a scattering of showers, some of these on the heavy side. Feeling rather cold especially when exposed to the strong northerly winds. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    A chilly start to Sunday with sunny spells but turning cloudier with outbreaks of rain. Drier on Monday with showers possible on Tuesday. Rather cold and often breezy.

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