Blue Anchor West (Beach) (Somerset) weather

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Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

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    8 day forecast for Blue Anchor West (Beach)

    Today (2 April 2025)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    20
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    17
    E
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    28
    25
    27
    27
    28
    27
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    61%
    60%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    72%
    74%
    UV 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 April 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    15
    E
    14
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    E
    16
    E
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    E
    16
    E
    17
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    25
    25
    26
    26
    28
    29
    30
    31
    32
    34
    34
    34
    33
    31
    28
    26
    22
    21
    19
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    76%
    72%
    66%
    63%
    65%
    70%
    78%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    13
    12
    14
    15
    16
    17
    16
    16
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    19
    19
    17
    15
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    2
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    12°
    16°
    20°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    14°
    17°
    14°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    E
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    E
    16
    E
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    19
    23
    26
    29
    27
    25
    29
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    90%
    88%
    85%
    77%
    69%
    64%
    66%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    11
    11
    14
    15
    13
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    11
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    17°
    15°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    23
    ENE
    21
    NE
    18
    NE
    16
    ENE
    15
    E
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    31
    34
    34
    32
    27
    24
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    78%
    81%
    77%
    69%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    21
    22
    20
    18
    16
    15
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    11°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    18
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    12
    E
    12
    SE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    27
    27
    25
    21
    16
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    76%
    81%
    74%
    66%
    66%
    62%
    61%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    16
    15
    14
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -3°
    10°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    SE
    12
    ENE
    13
    NE
    11
    NE
    6
    E
    5
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    20
    18
    12
    6
    6
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    60%
    65%
    70%
    73%
    64%
    71%
    75%
    74%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    6
    5
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    12°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    6
    E
    7
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    9
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    9
    11
    11
    9
    7
    7
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    71%
    71%
    73%
    69%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    ENE
    10
    E
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    77%
    79%
    77%
    72%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Watchet tidal station which is 3.2 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:

    Cloudier on Thursday with a few showers possible. Rather windy.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Plenty of early evening sunshine, then generally dry overnight with clear periods. Turning somewhat cloudier by the morning, with a chance of scattered light showers moving in from the south. Staying breezy in places and rather windy in coastal regions. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Thursday:

    Showers across Cornwall, Devon and Dorset, these perhaps spreading to remaining counties later. Some places staying dry. Sunniest and warmest in eastern counties. Brisk easterly winds developing, windiest on coasts. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Cloudier to begin with on Friday but sunny and warm later. Often sunny over the weekend with some cloud at times and not quite as warm. Brisk easterly winds continuing.

    Updated:

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