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Saunton Sands

Devon, England, United Kingdom

Saunton Sands 1 photo

  • Panorama of Saunton Sands, a beach in the English village of Saunton on the North Devon coast near Braunton

    Panorama of Saunton Sands, a beach in the English village of Saunton on the North Devon coast near Braunton. Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm
8 am
0.7
68 km/h42 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.6
62 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.6
64 km/h40 mph wind, Poor
Now
0.6
62 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.7
59 km/h37 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.8
58 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.9
57 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.1
54 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.8
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.5
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.3
48 km/h30 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
11°C51°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
6238 km/hmph NW
Gusts
10062 km/hmph
Waves
4.2 m14 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
97%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
0.7Poor8 am6842
0.6Poor9 am6238
0.6Poor10 am6440
0.6PoorNow6238
0.7Poor12 pm5937
0.8Poor1 pm5836
0.9Poor2 pm5735
1.1Poor3 pm5434
1.8Poor4 pm5232
1.5Poor5 pm5232
1.3Poor6 pm4830
Sat
2.0Poor8 am1811
1.5Poor9 am2314
1.2Poor10 am2616
0.8Poor11 am3119
0.7Poor12 pm3220
0.7Poor1 pm3522
0.4Poor2 pm4025
0.3Poor3 pm4326
0.3Poor4 pm5232
0.7Poor5 pm5936
0.7Poor6 pm5735
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 4 pm, 2.6 m. Low at 10 pm, -3.4 m. High at 5 am, 2.6 mHigh 4 pm, 2.6 m9 ftLow 10 pm, -3.4 m11 ftHigh 5 am, 2.6 m9 ftNow5 pm11 pm5 am11 am
  • High 4 pm, 2.6 m9 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -3.4 m11 ft
  • High 5 am, 2.6 m9 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.

  • Sun1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 54%
  • Mon2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 81%
  • Tue1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h30 mph, rain 65%
  • Wed4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 17%
  • Thu4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 7%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Saunton Sands

From Wikipedia

Saunton Sands is a beach near the English village of Saunton on the North Devon coast near Braunton, popular for longboard surfing. Beyond its southern end, Crow Point, England is the mouth of the River Taw estuary. It is part of the Taw-Torridge estuary Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is at the centre of the UNESCO-designated North Devon's Biosphere Reserve, where Braunton Burrows lies at the heart.

Saunton Sands Hotel overlooks the beach at the northern end. The beach is cordoned off a few times a year and the beach used as an airstrip for military transport planes, usually Lockheed C-130 Hercules of the Royal Air Force, to practise STOL beach landings and take offs. Flying kites is prohibited, accordingly, on part of the beach.

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

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.8 km1.7 miSaunton (village)
Nearest airport
58 km36 miSwansea Airport (SWS)

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

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