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South Tail

Devon, England, United Kingdom

No photo of South Tail yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm
Now
0.5
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.4
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.6
59 km/h37 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.6
60 km/h37 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.7
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.8
57 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.9
56 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.0
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.2
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.4
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.3
50 km/h31 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
10°C51°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
6138 km/hmph NW
Gusts
10364 km/hmph
Waves
2.6 m8 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
0.5PoorNow6138
0.4Poor9 am5534
0.6Poor10 am5937
0.6Poor11 am6037
0.7Poor12 pm5534
0.8Poor1 pm5736
0.9Poor2 pm5635
1.0Poor3 pm5534
1.2Poor4 pm5232
1.4Poor5 pm5031
1.3Poor6 pm5031
Sat
1.9Poor8 am2113
1.7Poor9 am1912
0.9Poor10 am2918
1.2Poor11 am2616
0.7Poor12 pm3119
0.7Poor1 pm3220
0.4Poor2 pm3924
0.3Poor3 pm4226
0.3Poor4 pm5031
0.7Poor5 pm5635
0.7Poor6 pm5434
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -2.8 m. High at 4 pm, 2.6 m. Low at 10 pm, -3.4 m. High at 5 am, 2.6 mLow 10 am, -2.8 m9 ftHigh 4 pm, 2.6 m9 ftLow 10 pm, -3.4 m11 ftHigh 5 am, 2.6 m9 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 10 am, -2.8 m9 ft
  • 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%
  • Thu4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 7%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.9 km2.4 miAppledore (village)
Nearest airport
60 km37 miSwansea Airport (SWS)

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

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