Check the Beach

Beacon Cove

Torbay, England, United Kingdom

Beacon Cove 3 photos

  • Beacon Cove

    Beacon Cove. David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Beacon Cove, Torquay. The cove is immediately to the east of Living Coasts, which overlooks it. Offshore are 222103 .

    Beacon Cove, Torquay. The cove is immediately to the east of Living Coasts, which overlooks it. Offshore are 222103 .. Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Beacon Cove, Torquay

    Beacon Cove, Torquay. Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
8 am
0.7
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
Now
0.5
58 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
62 km/h39 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.7
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.9
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.1
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.2
54 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.8
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.4
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.0
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.5
43 km/h26 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
5836 km/hmph NW
Gusts
8653 km/hmph
Waves
3.3 m11 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
0.7Poor8 am3321
0.5PoorNow5836
0.7Poor10 am6239
0.7Poor11 am5031
0.9Poor12 pm5534
1.1Poor1 pm6138
1.2Poor2 pm5434
1.8Poor3 pm5232
2.4Poor4 pm4930
3.0Poor5 pm4528
2.5Poor6 pm4326
Sat
3.1Poor8 am2012
2.1Poor9 am2315
1.6Poor10 am2314
0.9Poor11 am3622
0.8Poor12 pm4326
0.5Poor1 pm4125
0.5Poor2 pm5434
0.5Poor3 pm5534
0.5Poor4 pm5232
0.5Poor5 pm4629
0.8Poor6 pm4931
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -1.7 m. High at 4 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 10 pm, -2.2 m. High at 5 am, 0.9 mLow 10 am, -1.7 m6 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 10 pm, -2.2 m7 ftHigh 5 am, 0.9 m3 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.7 m6 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -2.2 m7 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.9 m3 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.

  • Sun3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 10%
  • Mon1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 56 km/h35 mph, rain 86%
  • Tue3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 43%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 5%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms90 m300 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m310 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink61 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Boat ramp150 m510 ft away
  • DogsAllowed
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
80 m280 ftLiving Coasts
Nearest town
880 m0.5 miTorquay (town)
Nearest airport
32 km20 miExeter Airport (EXT)

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

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