Wembury Point, Devon Weather
About Wembury Point, Devon
Wembury Point commands a rugged stretch of the Devon coastline where the Atlantic wind scours the cliffs with relentless, salt-heavy precision. It lies 3.9 miles south-south-east of Plymouth (from Plymouth: bearing 153°T, OS grid SX 504 487), and is situated east-south-east of Heybrook Bay village. Beyond the immediate reach of the shoreline, the land rises into the expansive Wembury Point SSSI, a site of biological significance where rare flora cling to the thin, windswept earth. History leaves a stern mark upon the headland, exemplified by the World War II Heavy Anti-Aircraft Gunsite, which remains as a silent, concrete sentinel overlooking the grey expanse of the English Channel. The light here possesses a singular, piercing clarity, sharpening the edges of the jagged rock formations that define the southern edge of the South Hams. Below the heights of Bonfire Hill, the terrain shifts from open pasture to the encroaching influence of the sea, creating a landscape of stark contrasts and shifting tides. Wembury Point endures as a place of elemental exposure, where the weight of the sky seems to press down upon the grass and stone alike. Such isolation affords the observer a rare vantage, permitting the eye to trace the long, rhythmic curve of the coast toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Staddon Heights defences.
Flight conditions near Wembury Point. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Wembury Point and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Wembury Point, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wembury Point, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Wembury Point includes coordinates 50.319975, -4.102365, 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 Wembury Point is available on the Wembury Point 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.