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Beacon Beach

Devon, England, United Kingdom

Beacon Beach 3 photos

  • Cliff-top walk near Beacon Point. There is a 300 foot drop just to the right of the footpath.

    Cliff-top walk near Beacon Point. There is a 300 foot drop just to the right of the footpath.. Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Cliff edge, The Beacon At its highest, the cliff here is about 100 metres above sea level; the camera position is about 90 above. Numerous hoverflies colonise the edge of the turf here.

    Cliff edge, The Beacon At its highest, the cliff here is about 100 metres above sea level; the camera position is about 90 above. Numerous hoverflies colonise the edge of the turf here.. Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • The Beacon

    The Beacon. jeff collins, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 6:08 pm
Now
0.7
57 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.7
54 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
46 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.0
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.6
54 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.0
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.1
54 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.9
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.1
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.0
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.1
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C53°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
5735 km/hmph NW
Gusts
9157 km/hmph
Waves
3.7 m12 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:08 pm
Today
0.7PoorNow5735
0.7Poor9 am5434
0.7Poor10 am4628
1.0Poor11 am5232
1.6Poor12 pm5434
2.0Poor1 pm5232
2.1Poor2 pm5433
1.9Poor3 pm4830
1.1Poor4 pm4427
2.0Poor5 pm4226
2.1Poor6 pm3924
Sat
1.6Poor8 am3421
1.2Poor9 am3723
1.0Poor10 am4126
0.9Poor11 am4830
0.8Poor12 pm4528
0.8Poor1 pm4830
0.5Poor2 pm5232
0.4Poor3 pm5736
0.4Poor4 pm5836
0.8Poor5 pm6138
0.8Poor6 pm6037
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -2.1 m. High at 4 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 10 pm, -2.5 m. High at 5 am, 1.1 mLow 10 am, -2.1 m7 ftHigh 4 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 10 pm, -2.5 m8 ftHigh 5 am, 1.1 m4 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 10 am, -2.1 m7 ft
  • High 4 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -2.5 m8 ft
  • High 5 am, 1.1 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h28 mph, rain 13%
  • Mon1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 52 km/h32 mph, rain 90%
  • Tue2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 52 km/h32 mph, rain 47%
  • Wed4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miMothecombe (village)
Nearest airport
61 km38 miExeter Airport (EXT)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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