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Pirate Cove

Devon, England, United Kingdom

Pirate Cove 2 photos

  • Pirate's Cove, Exmouth

    Pirate's Cove, Exmouth. Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • At Exmouth. Sea Shore Beach or Pirate Cove?

    At Exmouth. Sea Shore Beach or Pirate Cove?. Neil Theasby, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
8 am
1.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.8
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.1
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.1
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.3
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.5
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.6
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.9
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.4
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.6
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
4.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Pirate Cove.

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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
15°C60°F
Wind
2515 km/hmph NW
Gusts
4528 km/hmph
Waves
2.2 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
1.5Poor8 am2314
0.8Poor9 am4528
1.1Poor10 am5031
1.1Poor11 am4729
1.3Poor12 pm4629
1.5Poor1 pm4930
1.6Poor2 pm4427
1.9Poor3 pm4327
2.4Poor4 pm4125
2.6Poor5 pm3623
4.2Fair6 pm3220
Sat
3.9Poor8 am1610
2.9Poor9 am1912
2.2Poor10 am2013
2.0Poor11 am2113
1.7Poor12 pm2415
1.1Poor1 pm3421
1.0Poor2 pm4327
1.0Poor3 pm4226
0.7Poor4 pm3924
0.9Poor5 pm3723
0.9Poor6 pm3723
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -1.6 m. High at 4 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 10 pm, -2.1 m. High at 5 am, 0.8 mLow 10 am, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 10 pm, -2.1 m7 ftHigh 5 am, 0.8 m3 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -2.1 m7 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.8 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.

  • Sun4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 10%
  • Mon2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h26 mph, rain 86%
  • Tue4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 43%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 5%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Drinking water170 m570 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m430 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink45 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables470 m0.3 mi away
  • Playground430 m0.3 mi away
  • Boat ramp120 m400 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
180 m580 ftEsplanade
Nearest town
750 m0.5 miExmouth (town)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miExeter Airport (EXT)

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

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