National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) Exmouth and the Water Safety Team at Exmouth RNLI Lifeboat Station have been working together to warn people about being cut off by the tide near Orcombe Point.

A popular area for walking, the narrow stretch of sand beneath Orcombe Point that connects Exmouth Beach and Sandy Bay is a serious potential hazard.

New tide tables, created by Zan Nye of NCI Exmouth to make people more aware of the danger, were spotted by Exmouth RNLI Lifeboat Water Safety Officer Dave Littlefield, who saw their value and had them copied.

Exmouth RNLI then organised their distribution to prominent locations along the seafront to enable people to check when the tide will come in.

They have been put in the following places:

• Outside Coastwatch House
• The display cabinet on the inshore Lifeboat house
• The south facing wall of Lifeboat Station
• The window of the RNLI shop
• The rear of the lifeguard hut west of the lifeboat station
• The front of the beach rescue building across the road from the lifeboat station
• The lifeguard hut at Orcombe Point
• The café wall at Orcombe Point
• On the rubbish bins before you go down the ramp to the beach at Orcombe Point
• At Sideshore by the serving hatch at the new Hangtime café
• On the wall of Edge Watersports

From the end of May, RNLI lifeguards will be on duty 7 days a week.

Until that time, it has been agreed between NCI Exmouth and the RNLI that a warning sign will be placed on the slipway next to the Harbour View cafe to warn the public of strong currents, as the tidal flow at that part of the beach is particularly strong.

It is considered an extremely dangerous stretch of water, with the deep water channel only meters from the edge of the water at certain times.

Ivor Jones, Station Manager at NCI Exmouth, said: "We are working hard together to try and increase public awareness of dangerous situations and hope that these initiatives will help both locals and visitors to stay safe this summer."

NCI Exmouth is open 0830-1830 7 days a week.

The Lookout is situated above the Harbour View Café on Queens Drive.

You can also view the tide times for Exmouth online here.

To find out more, click here.

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