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)



    Today (21 November 2024)
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    Partly cloudy night
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    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
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    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    12
    NNW
    14
    NW
    15
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    21
    NW
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    27
    29
    35
    38
    39
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    72%
    74%
    68%
    59%
    58%
    55%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    1.1
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    10
    8
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (22 November 2024)
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    Cloudy
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    10%
    <5%
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    -1°
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    -1°
    NW
    26
    WNW
    27
    NW
    27
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    27
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    27
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    22
    WNW
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    20
    WNW
    20
    NW
    20
    NW
    20
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    14
    WSW
    11
    S
    9
    SSE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    41
    45
    45
    45
    44
    44
    41
    40
    40
    37
    36
    36
    36
    34
    31
    28
    25
    19
    16
    16
    18
    21
    23
    25
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
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    E
    E
    56%
    58%
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    62%
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    56%
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    61%
    74%
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    77%
    -
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    1
    1
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    1
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    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1.5
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    6
    6
    6
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    6
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    6
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    9
    Saturday (23 November 2024)
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    Heavy shower night
    80%
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    ≥95%
    11°
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    14°
    14°
    14°
    10°
    10°
    SE
    13
    SE
    19
    SSE
    27
    S
    29
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    27
    33
    47
    54
    51
    53
    51
    52
    53
    E
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    E
    VG
    77%
    81%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    0.8
    0.8
    1.0
    1.5
    1.8
    2.0
    2.2
    2.1
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    Sunday (24 November 2024)
    Time
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    Weather symbols
    Heavy rain
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    Light shower night
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    Light shower night
    90%
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    60%
    50%
    60%
    14°
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    11°
    10°
    10°
    SSW
    28
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    27
    SSW
    22
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    18
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    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    53
    51
    40
    36
    35
    33
    34
    34
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    76%
    78%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.6
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Monday (25 November 2024)
    Time
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    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower day
    Light shower day
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    10°
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    17
    32
    31
    33
    37
    37
    33
    29
    29
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    72%
    70%
    68%
    69%
    68%
    69%
    70%
    70%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    1.7
    2.0
    2.2
    2.2
    1.7
    1.4
    1.3
    1.4
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Tuesday (26 November 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
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    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    W
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    SSW
    12
    SE
    11
    ENE
    10
    E
    9
    ENE
    9
    29
    28
    25
    24
    23
    21
    19
    20
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    71%
    71%
    70%
    72%
    70%
    69%
    73%
    74%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    1.4
    1.7
    1.5
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    Wednesday (27 November 2024)
    Time
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    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
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    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    E
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NE
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NE
    9
    ENE
    9
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    77%
    81%
    80%
    74%
    73%
    71%
    71%
    75%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    0.7
    9

    Tide times

    Thursday 21 November

    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 21 November

    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 21 November

    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 21 November

    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 22 November

    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 22 November

    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 22 November

    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 22 November

    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 23 November

    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 23 November

    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 23 November

    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 23 November

    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 24 November

    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 24 November

    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 24 November

    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 24 November

    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 25 November

    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 25 November

    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 25 November

    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 25 November

    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 26 November

    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 26 November

    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 26 November

    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 26 November

    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 27 November

    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 27 November

    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 27 November

    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 27 November

    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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    WARNING
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    Flood warnings in force for England

    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cold Friday before Storm Bert arrives this weekend.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Showers on and off this evening and overnight in the west, bringing sleet and snow in places. Drier further east with clearer spells. Breezy for most with a patchy frost and icy stretches possible on untreated surfaces. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

    Friday:

    Scattered showers fading during the morning, turning mostly dry with bright or sunny spells for many in the afternoon. Another cold day, though winds easing later. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Wet and windy on Saturday as Storm Bert brings heavy persistent rain, and snow over the hills. Rain clearing through Sunday with showers and brighter spells on Monday. Noticeably milder.

    Updated:

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