Check the Beach

South Sands

Devon, England, United Kingdom

South Sands 2 photos

  • South Sands. The beach glimpsed through trees from the road between Salcombe and Overbecks.

    South Sands. The beach glimpsed through trees from the road between Salcombe and Overbecks.. Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • See title.

    See title.. jeff collins, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm
8 am
0.7
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.5
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.0
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.4
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.8
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.2
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.0
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.2
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.2
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.2
38 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
13°C55°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
149 km/hmph N
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
4.8 m16 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
0.7Poor8 am5333
0.5Poor9 am4830
0.7Poor10 am4528
1.0Poor11 am4629
1.4Poor12 pm4830
1.8Poor1 pm4830
2.2Poor2 pm4528
2.0Poor3 pm4528
1.2Poor4 pm4930
3.2Poor5 pm4327
2.2Poor6 pm3824
Sat
1.8Poor8 am2616
1.3Poor9 am2515
0.8Poor10 am3119
0.8Poor11 am3421
0.7Poor12 pm3622
0.7Poor1 pm3723
0.4Poor2 pm4326
0.4Poor3 pm4930
0.4Poor4 pm5031
0.7Poor5 pm5333
0.8Poor6 pm5433
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -2.0 m. High at 4 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 10 pm, -2.5 mLow 10 am, -2.0 m7 ftHigh 4 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 10 pm, -2.5 m8 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 10 am, -2.0 m7 ft
  • High 4 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -2.5 m8 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.

  • Sun3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon1.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h28 mph, rain 94%
  • Tue2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h29 mph, rain 47%
  • Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms120 m390 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m580 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 100 m320 ft
  • Picnic tables490 m0.3 mi away
  • Boat ramp90 m280 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
830 m0.5 miShaws Corner
Nearest town
1.7 km1 miSalcombe (town)
Nearest airport
62 km39 miExeter Airport (EXT)

Nearby places

  • Bo's Beach CafeFood and drink
    100 m320 ft
  • The Old Coach HouseFood and drink
    320 m0.2 mi
  • The Winking PrawnSeafood
    570 m0.4 mi
  • Walkers' HutFood and drink
    970 m0.6 mi

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

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