Goodrington holds the salt-rimed edge of the English Riviera, where the red sandstone cliffs bleed into the shifting tides of the Devon coast. It lies 1.6 miles south of Paignton (from Paignton: bearing 184°T, OS grid SX 885 582). The landscape here is defined by a slow, geological patience, visible in the exposed strata of the Saltern Cove Sssi, where the earth reveals its ancient, fractured history to the incoming spray. Above the water, the terrain rises toward the rounded shoulder of Sugar Loaf Hill, a vantage point that catches the sharp, clear light reflecting off the English Channel. Residents often traverse the quiet paths near Goodrington Village Green, a space that keeps a modest, verdant stillness amidst the seasonal hum of the nearby coast. Below the cliffs, the rhythm of the sea dictates the pace of the day, carving out a shoreline that feels both weathered and perpetually renewed. Goodrington maintains a quiet, suburban composure that belies the dramatic, plunging geology of its immediate surroundings. This coastal fringe remains a place of subtle transitions, where the weight of the land meets the restless, grey-blue expanse of the sea.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Goodrington, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Goodrington includes coordinates 50.41351, -3.570159, 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 Goodrington is available on the Goodrington 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.