Bigbury Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(South Devon, UK)
Bigbury Bay Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell SW | Wind NE
Sea Temperature Today is: 13.3 °C
| Tue | Wednesday 20 | |||
| 9PM | 0AM | 3AM | 6AM | |
| Wave (m) |
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 WSW |
W |
| Period (s) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
cross- on |
cross- on |
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View detailed 48hrs and full 7 days forecasts
Bigbury Bay in South Devon is a fairly exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest..
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Mothecombe, 4 km from Bigbury Bay.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Bigbury Bay Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Plymouth, 13 km from Bigbury Bay.
| wind obs. (2 kph from 175 degs) was rejected km/h |  dry | Air temperature 11 °C |
Current weather near Bigbury Bay
Buoy Data:
At Start Bay Waverider, 12 miles from Bigbury Bay.
| 4PM | 5PM | 6PM | 7PM | |
| Data Age | 5 hr | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr |
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| Dominant period (s) | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
Overall Bigbury Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in November
Wind stats for Bigbury Bay: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
the gallery
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Use this relief map to navigate to Devon (South) surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Bigbury Bay
Visitor Reviews of Bigbury Bay
“Epic when conditions are right. Very consistent banks thanks to the river-mouth.”
JIMMY from UNITED KINGDOM - 15 Jan 2013
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Bigbury Bay:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break0 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
- Third closest break2 mi
- Fourth closest break2 mi
- Fifth closest break3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Bigbury Bay:
- Closest wave buoy12 mi
- Second closest wave buoy20 mi
- Third closest wave buoy23 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy29 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy29 mi
Tide stations nearest to Bigbury Bay:
- Closest tide stationKingsbridge6 mi
- Second closest tide stationPlymouth (Devonport)14 mi
- Third closest tide stationDartmouth15 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationTotnes15 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationSaltash16 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Bigbury Bay is Plymouth Airport (PLH) in England, 21 km (13 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Bigbury Bay is Exeter Airport (EXT), also in England, 61 km (38 miles) away.
- Third is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 80 km (50 miles) away.
- Yeovilton Airport (YEO) in U.k. is 120 km (75 miles) away.
- Cardiff Airport (CWL) in Wales is the fifth nearest airport to Bigbury Bay and is 130 km (81 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Bigbury Bay, Devon (South). Use the tab navigation above to view Bigbury Bay sea temperature, Bigbury Bay photographs, Bigbury Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Bigbury Bay webcams, current wind from Devon (South) live weather stations and Bigbury Bay tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Bigbury Bay.
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