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Forecasts and tides for Ilfracombe

The local weather for Ilfracombe with 5-day forecasts, tide times, surf swells and wind speed predictions.

5-day weather forecast

Thu

Rain

20°C

Min: 17°C
Max: 20°C

Fri

Rain

18°C

Min: 15°C
Max: 18°C

Sat

Rain

19°C

Min: 16°C
Max: 19°C

Sun

Rain

20°C

Min: 15°C
Max: 20°C

Mon

Rain

17°C

Min: 16°C
Max: 17°C

Tide times

Tides and the dangers

A beach can seem like a vast playground but the tide can come in surprisingly quickly. As the tide moves up and down the beach, the depth of the water changes throughout the day, sometimes by as much as 10 metres.

Always keep a look out of the tide's direction while on the beach.

Surf forecast

Thursday 27 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.9ft 7
5am 0.9ft 7
8am 0.8ft 7
11am 0.7ft 7
2pm 0.8ft 7
5pm 0.4ft 9
8pm 0.4ft 9
11pm 0.5ft 9

Friday 28 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.6ft 9
5am 0.8ft 8
8am 0.6ft 8
11am 3.5ft 5
2pm 3.0ft 6
5pm 3.4ft 7
8pm 3.7ft 5
11pm 3.3ft 6

Saturday 29 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 2.8ft 6
5am 2.5ft 6
8am 2.8ft 6
11am 3.5ft 6
2pm 5.6ft 7
5pm 6.2ft 6
8pm 6.7ft 7
11pm 5.8ft 9

Sunday 30 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 5.1ft 9
5am 4.5ft 9
8am 3.9ft 9
11am 3.6ft 9
2pm 4.0ft 9
5pm 4.5ft 8
8pm 4.8ft 8
11pm 5.3ft 8

Monday 31 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 5.5ft 8
5am 5.4ft 9
8am 5.3ft 9
11am 4.8ft 10
2pm 4.4ft 10
5pm 4.2ft 9
8pm 4.3ft 10
11pm 4.0ft 10

Thursday 27 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.9ft 7
5am 0.8ft 7
8am 0.7ft 7
11am 0.7ft 7
2pm 0.7ft 7
5pm 0.7ft 7
8pm 0.4ft 9
11pm 0.4ft 9

Friday 28 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.6ft 9
5am 0.7ft 8
8am 0.6ft 8
11am 3.0ft 5
2pm 2.6ft 6
5pm 3.0ft 4
8pm 3.3ft 5
11pm 2.9ft 5

Saturday 29 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 2.4ft 6
5am 2.1ft 6
8am 1.9ft 6
11am 2.7ft 6
2pm 5.0ft 7
5pm 5.7ft 6
8pm 6.2ft 7
11pm 5.3ft 9

Sunday 30 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 4.7ft 9
5am 4.0ft 9
8am 3.6ft 9
11am 3.3ft 9
2pm 3.5ft 9
5pm 3.9ft 9
8pm 4.1ft 8
11pm 4.7ft 8

Monday 31 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 5.0ft 8
5am 5.0ft 9
8am 4.8ft 9
11am 4.4ft 10
2pm 4.1ft 10
5pm 3.9ft 9
8pm 4.0ft 10
11pm 3.7ft 10

Thursday 27 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.0ft 7
5am 0.9ft 7
8am 0.8ft 7
11am 0.8ft 7
2pm 0.9ft 7
5pm 0.9ft 7
8pm 0.5ft 9
11pm 0.6ft 9

Friday 28 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.6ft 9
5am 0.6ft 9
8am 0.5ft 9
11am 4.2ft 5
2pm 3.5ft 6
5pm 3.9ft 7
8pm 4.1ft 5
11pm 3.7ft 6

Saturday 29 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.3ft 6
5am 3.2ft 6
8am 3.4ft 6
11am 4.5ft 6
2pm 6.3ft 7
5pm 7.0ft 7
8pm 7.1ft 9
11pm 6.2ft 9

Sunday 30 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 5.5ft 9
5am 4.8ft 9
8am 4.2ft 9
11am 3.9ft 9
2pm 4.4ft 9
5pm 4.9ft 8
8pm 5.3ft 8
11pm 5.8ft 8

Monday 31 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 5.8ft 8
5am 5.8ft 9
8am 5.6ft 10
11am 5.0ft 10
2pm 4.6ft 10
5pm 4.5ft 9
8pm 4.5ft 10
11pm 4.1ft 10

Thursday 27 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.1ft 7
5am 1.0ft 7
8am 0.9ft 7
11am 0.9ft 7
2pm 0.9ft 7
5pm 1.1ft 7
8pm 0.5ft 9
11pm 0.6ft 9

Friday 28 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.6ft 9
5am 0.6ft 9
8am 0.6ft 8
11am 4.3ft 6
2pm 3.7ft 6
5pm 4.0ft 7
8pm 4.1ft 6
11pm 3.8ft 6

Saturday 29 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.4ft 6
5am 3.1ft 6
8am 3.7ft 6
11am 5.0ft 6
2pm 6.5ft 7
5pm 7.3ft 8
8pm 7.2ft 9
11pm 6.4ft 9

Sunday 30 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 5.6ft 9
5am 4.9ft 9
8am 4.3ft 9
11am 4.0ft 9
2pm 4.5ft 9
5pm 5.0ft 8
8pm 5.5ft 8
11pm 6.1ft 8

Monday 31 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 5.9ft 8
5am 6.0ft 9
8am 5.7ft 9
11am 5.1ft 9
2pm 4.8ft 9
5pm 4.7ft 9
8pm 4.6ft 10
11pm 4.2ft 10

Thursday 27 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.1ft 7
5am 1.0ft 7
8am 0.9ft 7
11am 0.9ft 7
2pm 0.9ft 7
5pm 1.1ft 7
8pm 0.5ft 9
11pm 0.6ft 9

Friday 28 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.6ft 9
5am 0.6ft 9
8am 0.6ft 8
11am 4.3ft 6
2pm 3.7ft 6
5pm 4.0ft 7
8pm 4.1ft 6
11pm 3.8ft 6

Saturday 29 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.4ft 6
5am 3.1ft 6
8am 3.7ft 6
11am 5.0ft 6
2pm 6.5ft 7
5pm 7.3ft 8
8pm 7.2ft 9
11pm 6.4ft 9

Sunday 30 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 5.6ft 9
5am 4.9ft 9
8am 4.3ft 9
11am 4.0ft 9
2pm 4.5ft 9
5pm 5.0ft 8
8pm 5.5ft 8
11pm 6.1ft 8

Monday 31 August

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 5.9ft 8
5am 6.0ft 9
8am 5.7ft 9
11am 5.1ft 9
2pm 4.8ft 9
5pm 4.7ft 9
8pm 4.6ft 10
11pm 4.2ft 10