Beesands, Devon Weather
About Beesands, Devon
Salt-crusted cottages cling to the narrow strip of land where the English Channel meets the quiet, freshwater expanse of Widdicombe Ley. It lies 4.9 miles east-north-east of Salcombe (from Salcombe: bearing 78°T, OS grid SX 818 405), and is situated east-south-east of Beeson village. The sea here possesses a restless, slate-grey temperament, dragging shingle back and forth across the shore with a sound like grinding teeth. Beyond the high-tide mark, the modest dwellings of Beesands form a single, defiant line against the encroaching Atlantic spray. A short distance to the north, the reeds of the lake bow under a constant, brine-heavy wind that strips the landscape of any excess softness. Fishing boats remain the heartbeat of the shore, their hulls painted in fading primary colours, waiting for the tide to release them from the pebbled bank. This coastline, designated as part of the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, offers a stark, austere beauty that feels entirely indifferent to the passing of human time. Visitors walking toward the southern reach of the beach encounter the Hallsands-Beesands Sssi, where the earth has surrendered to the relentless pressure of the waves. Beesands maintains a quiet, persistent existence, tethered to the horizon by the rhythmic work of its small fleet and the turning of the tides.
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Live animated radar for Beesands and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Beesands, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Beesands, Devon, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Beesands includes coordinates 50.253115, -3.658052, in the county of Devon, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Beesands is available on the Beesands map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Devon weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.