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Tunnels Beaches

Devon, England, United Kingdom

Tunnels Beaches 1 photo

  • High tide at Tunnels Beach

    High tide at Tunnels Beach. Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm
8 am
0.6
71 km/h44 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.4
70 km/h43 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.6
68 km/h42 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.6
68 km/h43 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.6
64 km/h40 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.6
67 km/h41 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.7
62 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.9
64 km/h40 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.1
59 km/h37 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.5
59 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.3
56 km/h35 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
14°C57°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
2515 km/hmph N
Gusts
3522 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
0.6Poor8 am7144
0.4Poor9 am7043
0.6Poor10 am6842
0.6Poor11 am6843
0.6Poor12 pm6440
0.6Poor1 pm6741
0.7Poor2 pm6238
0.9Poor3 pm6440
1.1Poor4 pm5937
1.5Poor5 pm5936
2.3Poor6 pm5635
Sat
1.3Poor8 am3220
1.5Poor9 am2616
1.0Poor10 am3421
0.9Poor11 am3723
0.9Poor12 pm4125
0.9Poor1 pm4629
0.5Poor2 pm5232
0.4Poor3 pm5333
0.4Poor4 pm6238
0.7Poor5 pm6641
0.7Poor6 pm6339
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, 2.7 m. Low at 11 pm, -3.5 m. High at 5 am, 2.8 mLow 10 am, -2.8 m9 ftHigh 4 pm, 2.7 m9 ftLow 11 pm, -3.5 m12 ftHigh 5 am, 2.8 m9 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 10 am, -2.8 m9 ft
  • High 4 pm, 2.7 m9 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -3.5 m12 ft
  • High 5 am, 2.8 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.

  • Sun1.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 66 km/h41 mph, rain 69%
  • Mon2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h30 mph, rain 86%
  • Tue1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 61 km/h38 mph, rain 71%
  • Wed3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 29%
  • Thu3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 5%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Tunnels Beaches

From Wikipedia

The Tunnels Beaches are a set of coves in Ilfracombe, Devon, reachable from land only through tunnels cut through the rock. They are a local tourist attraction.

The tunnels were excavated by the Ilfracombe Sea Bathing Company in the 1820s.

Source: Tunnels Beaches on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms140 m470 ft away
  • Parking14 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m420 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink64 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
220 m730 ftThe Gardens
Nearest town
370 m0.2 miIlfracombe (town)
Nearest airport
44 km27 miSwansea Airport (SWS)

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

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