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Broadsands

Torbay, England, United Kingdom

Today’s timelapse
Brixham › East: Broadsands Beach Watersports Centre

Broadsands 2 photos

  • 2026 (Weekly Challenge) - Week 1 (Differing perspectives) - Day 4 - beach chalets - Flickr - ambabheg

    2026 (Weekly Challenge) - Week 1 (Differing perspectives) - Day 4 - beach chalets - Flickr - ambabheg. Forbes Johnston from Winchester, UK, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Broadsands beach, Torbay Sometimes it is difficult to believe that Broadsands beach is in the heart of a tourist area, as it is often quite empty at certain times of the year. Even in the high season,

    Broadsands beach, Torbay Sometimes it is difficult to believe that Broadsands beach is in the heart of a tourist area, as it is often quite empty at certain times of the year. Even in the high season,. Tom Jolliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
Now
1.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.9
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.0
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.1
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.2
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.5
44 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.9
44 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.7
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.3
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.9
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
12°C54°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
2616 km/hmph NW
Gusts
4327 km/hmph
Waves
2.5 m8 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
1.3PoorNow2616
0.9Poor9 am4830
0.9Poor10 am4830
1.0Poor11 am5031
1.1Poor12 pm4830
1.2Poor1 pm4528
1.5Poor2 pm4428
1.9Poor3 pm4428
2.7Poor4 pm4125
3.3Poor5 pm3723
3.9Poor6 pm3019
Sat
3.7Poor8 am149
2.6Poor9 am1711
1.8Poor10 am2314
1.4Poor11 am2717
0.9Poor12 pm3220
0.8Poor1 pm3421
0.5Poor2 pm3623
0.5Poor3 pm4125
0.5Poor4 pm4025
0.5Poor5 pm4025
0.7Poor6 pm3924
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, 0.7 m. Low at 10 pm, -2.1 m. High at 5 am, 0.9 mLow 10 am, -1.7 m5 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 10 pm, -2.1 m7 ftHigh 5 am, 0.9 m3 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.7 m5 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -2.1 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.

  • Sun4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 10%
  • Mon2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 56 km/h35 mph, rain 86%
  • Tue3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 43%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 5%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Broadsands

From Wikipedia

Broadsands is a beach on the coast of Torbay in South Devon, England. It is also the name of an area of housing inland from the beach, in the Churston Ferrers part of Torbay between Paignton and Brixham.

It is a tourist attraction, with a range of facilities and a large pitch and putt course on the adjacent headland. The beach is popular for fishing and watersports.

Source: Broadsands on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms160 m540 ft away
  • Showers120 m400 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 290 m940 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
550 m0.3 miBrunel Road
Nearest town
1.6 km1 miGalmpton (village)
Nearest airport
38 km24 miExeter Airport (EXT)

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

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