Woolacombe, Devon Weather
About Woolacombe, Devon
Woolacombe commands the rugged Atlantic edge of North Devon, where the ocean’s relentless pulse meets a shoreline of shifting, golden grit. It lies 4.2 miles south-west of Ilfracombe (from Ilfracombe: bearing 236°T, OS grid SS 458 437), and is situated south of Mortehoe village. The light here possesses a particular clarity, reflecting off the salt-crusted expanse of Barricane Beach Sssi to illuminate the gorse-clad slopes that rise sharply toward the horizon. Above the breaking surf, the undulating mass of Potter's Hill offers a vantage point where one might watch the tide retreat from the jagged, dark teeth of the coastal shelf. Woolacombe remains defined by this interplay of wind and water, a place where the air tastes perpetually of brine and the seasons are marked by the changing temper of the swell. The landscape shifts beneath the weight of the clouds, casting long, melancholic shadows across the dunes that soften the transition between the solid earth and the infinite grey of the sea. Residents and visitors alike move through a terrain that feels ancient and indifferent, yet strangely hospitable to those who seek the quiet solitude of the shoreline.
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About This Woolacombe, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Woolacombe, 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 Woolacombe includes coordinates 51.172238, -4.205968, 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 Woolacombe is available on the Woolacombe 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.