Instow Beach

North Devon, United Kingdom

Right now

Conditions at 11:00 PM British Summer Time.

Poor

Waist-high (0.9 m) at 7 s, heading toward E, with strong cross-shore wind toward E.

Swell

0.9 m

E

7 s

Wind

23 km/h

E

Cross-shore

Tide

5.2 m

Rising

Weather

17 °C

Partly cloudy

18 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

1 m · 7 s

E

26 km/h · 42 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

5.5 m

Light drizzle · 17 °C

1 AM

Poor

1 m · 7 s

E

23 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

4.8 m

Overcast · 17 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.9 m · 7 s

E

20 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

NE

Onshore

4 m

Overcast · 17 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.9 m · 7 s

E

23 km/h · 39 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

3.3 m

Light drizzle · 17 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.8 m · 7 s

ESE

21 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

NE

Onshore

2.8 m

Overcast · 17 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.9 m · 7 s

ESE

23 km/h · 39 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

2.7 m

Overcast · 17 °C

6 AM

Poor

1 m · 7 s

ESE

25 km/h · 42 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

3 m

Overcast · 17 °C

7 AM

Poor

1 m · 6 s

ESE

26 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

NE

Onshore

3.6 m

Overcast · 17 °C

8 AM

Poor

1 m · 7 s

ESE

26 km/h · 44 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

4.3 m

Overcast · 17 °C

9 AM

Poor

1 m · 7 s

ESE

30 km/h · 50 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

5.1 m

Overcast · 18 °C

10 AM

Poor

1 m · 7 s

ESE

30 km/h · 49 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

5.5 m

Overcast · 18 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.9 m · 7 s

E

29 km/h · 49 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

5.7 m

Light drizzle · 18 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 8 s

E

31 km/h · 52 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

5.5 m

Light drizzle · 18 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.7 m · 8 s

E

25 km/h · 42 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

5 m

Light drizzle · 18 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 8 s

E

26 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

4.4 m

Drizzle · 18 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.9 m · 7 s

E

20 km/h · 33 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

3.7 m

Light drizzle · 18 °C

4 PM

Poor

1.1 m · 7 s

E

17 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

3.1 m

Overcast · 18 °C

5 PM

Poor

1.1 m · 7 s

E

18 km/h · 29 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

2.7 m

Overcast · 18 °C

6 PM

Poor

1.1 m · 7 s

E

15 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

2.8 m

Overcast · 18 °C

7 PM

Poor

1.1 m · 7 s

E

12 km/h · 20 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

3.1 m

Overcast · 17 °C

8 PM

Poor

1 m · 7 s

E

19 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

3.7 m

Drizzle · 17 °C

9 PM

Poor

1 m · 7 s

E

16 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

NE

Onshore

4.4 m

Drizzle · 16 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.9 m · 7 s

E

18 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

4.9 m

Light drizzle · 16 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.9 m · 7 s

E

23 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

5.2 m

Partly cloudy · 17 °C

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