Hele Beach

Ilfracombe, United Kingdom

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 6:00 PM British Summer Time.

Good

Waist-high (0.9 m) at 7 s, heading toward E, with moderate cross-offshore wind toward NE.

Swell

0.9 m

E

7 s

Wind

16 km/h

NE

Cross-offshore

Tide

2.8 m

Rising

Weather

17 °C

Overcast

18 °C water

Camera

1.1 km away

Source:

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Good

1 m · 7 s

E

24 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

5.7 m

Light drizzle · 17 °C

1 AM

Good

1 m · 7 s

E

25 km/h · 44 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

5 m

Overcast · 17 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.9 m · 7 s

E

27 km/h · 48 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

4.2 m

Overcast · 17 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.9 m · 7 s

E

27 km/h · 48 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

3.4 m

Light drizzle · 17 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.9 m · 7 s

E

28 km/h · 50 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

2.9 m

Overcast · 17 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.9 m · 6 s

E

29 km/h · 52 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

2.7 m

Overcast · 17 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.9 m · 6 s

E

27 km/h · 49 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

3 m

Overcast · 17 °C

7 AM

Poor

1 m · 6 s

E

28 km/h · 50 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

3.6 m

Overcast · 17 °C

8 AM

Poor

1 m · 6 s

E

29 km/h · 52 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

4.4 m

Light drizzle · 17 °C

9 AM

Poor

1 m · 6 s

E

30 km/h · 55 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

5.2 m

Overcast · 18 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.9 m · 7 s

E

30 km/h · 53 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

5.7 m

Overcast · 18 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.8 m · 7 s

E

30 km/h · 53 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

5.9 m

Light drizzle · 18 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 7 s

E

30 km/h · 54 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

5.7 m

Light drizzle · 18 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.7 m · 7 s

E

26 km/h · 45 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

5.3 m

Light drizzle · 18 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 7 s

E

22 km/h · 40 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

4.6 m

Heavy drizzle · 18 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.9 m · 7 s

E

15 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

3.8 m

Drizzle · 18 °C

4 PM

Poor

1 m · 7 s

E

17 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

3.2 m

Overcast · 18 °C

5 PM

Good

1 m · 7 s

E

17 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

2.8 m

Overcast · 18 °C

6 PM

Good

0.9 m · 7 s

E

16 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

2.8 m

Overcast · 17 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.9 m · 6 s

E

16 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

3.2 m

Overcast · 17 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.9 m · 7 s

E

14 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

3.8 m

Overcast · 17 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.9 m · 7 s

E

16 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

4.5 m

Light drizzle · 17 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 7 s

E

21 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

5 m

Clear · 16 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 6 s

E

15 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

5.4 m

Overcast · 16 °C

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