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DEVON — SOUTH DEVON · LIMESTONE · tidal bird ban

Berry Head climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp21°C
Wind7.6 km/h
Gusts9 km/h
Humidity100%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Bird ban active (some sectors only) — Guillemot nesting (largest colony on south coast). Closed: Great Cave, Oz Wall, Bismark Wall, Ledges above Oz Wall, pitch 1 of Rainbow Bridge. Ban may lift early — call Berry Head Rangers: 01803 882619.
Tidal access: Main cliff starts are tidal. Need 2m+ tidal range for low-level approach (expect wet knees). High-level traverse via cave works at mid-tide or lower (bring headtorch). Rainbow Bridge is non-tidal but needs calm seas.

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 23 July
Good
Temp21°C
Rain0mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts26 km/h
Humidity58%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0mm 16 19 74.57%
09:00 18° 0mm 10 13 74.75%
12:00 20° 0mm 12 16 61.99%
15:00 22° 0mm 20 26 53.55%
18:00 23° 0mm 15 20 51.13%
21:00 21° 0mm 13 18 69.14%
Fri Friday 24 July
Good
Temp21°C
Rain0mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts30 km/h
Humidity58%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0mm 12 15 81.6%
09:00 19° 0mm 7 12 71.56%
12:00 21° 0mm 15 23 60.23%
15:00 22° 0mm 21 30 55.3%
18:00 23° 0mm 15 23 52.61%
21:00 21° 0mm 18 28 67.39%
Sat Saturday 25 July
Good
Temp21°C
Rain0mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts43 km/h
Humidity50%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0mm 16 24 88.2%
09:00 18° 0mm 15 27 65.5%
12:00 20° 0mm 18 34 52.08%
15:00 22° 0mm 25 43 47.62%
18:00 21° 0mm 25 41 59.82%
21:00 20° 0mm 22 33 77.15%
Sun Sunday 26 July
Caution
Temp20°C
Rain0mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts49 km/h
Humidity59%
No recent rainWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 49 km/h
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0mm 21 32 88.21%
09:00 18° 0mm 24 41 72.94%
12:00 19° 0mm 26 45 59.94%
15:00 20° 0mm 28 49 57.75%
18:00 20° 0mm 27 43 61.24%
21:00 19° 0mm 21 31 77.48%
Mon Monday 27 July
Good
Temp20°C
Rain0mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts38 km/h
Humidity53%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0mm 17 26 82.85%
09:00 18° 0mm 18 32 62.05%
12:00 19° 0mm 18 35 53.2%
15:00 21° 0mm 22 38 51.87%
18:00 21° 0mm 21 34 59.06%
21:00 19° 0mm 17 24 76.35%
Tue Tuesday 28 July
Good
Temp20°C
Rain0mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts34 km/h
Humidity65%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0mm 13 21 88.7%
09:00 18° 0mm 14 27 72.67%
12:00 20° 0mm 17 33 65.42%
15:00 21° 0mm 21 34 65.48%
18:00 21° 0mm 19 31 67.86%
21:00 20° 0mm 15 23 81.18%
Wed Wednesday 29 July
Good
Temp20°C
Rain0mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts32 km/h
Humidity59%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0mm 13 20 90.48%
09:00 18° 0mm 12 24 73.95%
12:00 20° 0mm 15 29 59.35%
15:00 21° 0mm 19 32 57.82%
18:00 21° 0mm 19 32 59.83%
21:00 20° 0mm 16 25 75.1%
Tidal access
Main cliff starts are tidal. Need 2m+ tidal range for low-level approach (expect wet knees). High-level traverse via cave works at mid-tide or lower (bring headtorch). Rainbow Bridge is non-tidal but needs calm seas.
Bird ban (03-01 to 07-31)
Guillemot nesting (largest colony on south coast). Closed: Great Cave, Oz Wall, Bismark Wall, Ledges above Oz Wall, pitch 1 of Rainbow Bridge. Ban may lift early — call Berry Head Rangers: 01803 882619.
Exposed limestone headland. Excellent DWS from August. Bird ban closes key areas March-July.

About Berry Head

Exposed limestone headland. Excellent DWS from August. Bird ban closes key areas March-July.

Region
Devon — South Devon
Rock type
limestone
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
60m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low

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