Mounts Bay - Little Hogus (Beach) (Cornwall) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Forecast days

Cloudy changing to light rain in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

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7 day forecast for Mounts Bay - Little Hogus (Beach)

Today (7 January 2026)
Time
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
10%
20%
30%
30%
50%
80%
90%
90%
80%
30%
20%
30%
20%
10%
Temperature
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
11°
11°
10°
10°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
3°
3°
4°
4°
4°
5°
6°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
7°
7°
6°
Wind direction and speed
NW
14
NW
14
NW
14
NW
13
NW
12
NW
11
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
9
WNW
8
W
7
WSW
7
SW
9
WSW
11
W
14
WNW
16
WNW
16
WNW
15
WNW
14
Wind gust (mph)
37
36
33
30
28
25
23
22
20
20
19
20
24
29
31
31
32
30
29
Visibility
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
M
M
M
M
E
E
E
E
Humidity
69%
69%
68%
69%
70%
71%
73%
76%
80%
83%
91%
95%
97%
99%
97%
93%
90%
88%
86%
UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
9
8
7
7
9
11
14
16
16
15
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
5
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
6
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (8 January 2026)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
10%
20%
20%
20%
30%
40%
60%
80%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
≥95%
80%
60%
70%
80%
90%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
9°
10°
11°
11°
11°
10°
9°
8°
7°
7°
7°
6°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
6°
5°
5°
5°
6°
6°
6°
6°
5°
5°
5°
5°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
4°
2°
2°
2°
1°
0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
13
NW
12
NW
10
WNW
8
WNW
6
W
5
W
4
WSW
4
SSE
4
SE
6
SE
9
SE
12
S
15
S
17
SSW
20
SSW
22
SSW
24
SW
26
WSW
28
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
31
NW
32
Wind gust (mph)
27
25
22
19
13
10
7
8
12
18
23
30
36
38
38
48
50
50
55
51
57
62
64
61
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
M
M
P
P
P
P
P
P
M
VG
M
M
M
M
M
M
Humidity
83%
79%
80%
81%
83%
85%
88%
91%
95%
96%
96%
96%
96%
96%
95%
95%
93%
90%
91%
93%
95%
93%
92%
91%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
12
10
8
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
12
15
17
20
22
24
26
28
30
30
30
31
32
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
1.0
1.3
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.5
1.1
0.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
10
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
11
12
13
13
13
13
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (9 January 2026)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Light shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
80%
80%
80%
80%
80%
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
60%
70%
60%
60%
60%
60%
70%
70%
Temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
Feels like temperature (°C)
0°
0°
0°
0°
0°
1°
1°
1°
1°
1°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
3°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
31
NW
29
NW
26
NW
24
NW
23
NW
22
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
19
NW
19
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
19
NW
19
NW
18
NW
17
NW
16
NW
16
NW
16
NW
16
NW
15
Wind gust (mph)
57
50
49
47
52
48
44
44
46
48
44
46
42
44
44
45
44
43
42
40
40
39
38
38
Visibility (description)
M
M
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
88%
87%
84%
86%
84%
84%
83%
81%
79%
78%
75%
74%
70%
71%
67%
71%
73%
72%
76%
71%
74%
75%
76%
76%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
31
29
26
24
23
22
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (10 January 2026)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
60%
50%
50%
60%
60%
60%
50%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
20%
20%
20%
30%
Temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
6°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
Feels like temperature (°C)
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
3°
4°
4°
5°
5°
5°
5°
3°
3°
3°
2°
2°
2°
2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
15
NW
14
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
14
NW
14
NNW
14
NW
13
NW
11
NW
11
NW
12
NW
12
NW
12
NW
11
NW
9
NW
8
NW
7
NW
6
NW
6
ESE
7
SSE
8
ESE
9
SE
10
Wind gust (mph)
33
35
35
37
33
33
30
30
26
25
22
21
19
17
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
74%
73%
70%
74%
75%
75%
71%
74%
75%
77%
71%
70%
66%
65%
65%
69%
75%
79%
79%
80%
82%
82%
82%
84%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
11
11
12
12
12
11
9
8
7
6
6
7
8
9
10
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (11 January 2026)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
40%
40%
30%
30%
40%
40%
40%
50%
60%
60%
60%
70%
80%
70%
60%
50%
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
Temperature (°C)
5°
5°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
2°
2°
2°
3°
3°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
5°
5°
5°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SE
10
SE
11
SE
12
SE
12
SE
13
SE
13
SSE
14
SSE
16
SSE
17
SSE
18
SSE
19
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
18
SSW
17
SW
16
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
14
Wind gust (mph)
16
18
19
21
23
25
25
28
32
33
33
34
35
34
31
30
30
27
26
26
26
26
24
26
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
84%
85%
83%
84%
84%
85%
87%
88%
91%
93%
94%
94%
95%
95%
95%
94%
93%
93%
92%
92%
91%
91%
91%
91%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
10
11
12
12
13
13
14
16
17
18
19
20
20
20
20
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
8
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (12 January 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
40%
30%
30%
40%
30%
20%
20%
30%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
7°
6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
15
WSW
14
WSW
14
W
13
WSW
15
W
13
WSW
11
WSW
12
Wind gust (mph)
25
23
20
21
22
18
18
18
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
G
Humidity
90%
91%
90%
89%
86%
84%
92%
92%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
15
14
14
13
15
13
11
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
 – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
10
11
11
11
 – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
Tuesday (13 January 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
50%
50%
50%
40%
30%
20%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
8°
9°
10°
10°
8°
7°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
6°
5°
5°
7°
7°
5°
4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
14
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
14
NW
11
W
12
Wind gust (mph)
20
19
20
16
18
17
13
12
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
VG
G
G
G
Humidity
92%
92%
92%
92%
85%
85%
91%
91%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Wednesday 7 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Wednesday 7 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 7 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 7 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 8 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 8 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 8 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 8 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 9 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 9 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 9 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 9 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 10 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 10 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 10 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 10 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 11 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 11 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 11 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 11 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 12 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 12 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 12 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 12 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 13 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 13 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 13 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 13 January

Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Some sunshine with rain and drizzle arriving later.

Today:

Another cold day for many with some ice at first, especially in the east. Bright or sunny spells. Rain then edging in across Cornwall and west Devon by late afternoon. Gusty winds and feeling slightly less cold. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

A murky evening with cloud, patchy rain and drizzle moving eastwards. Turning drier overnight with some clearer spells. Further rain in the far west by dawn. Winds easing. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Thursday:

Some early bright spells, but soon turning increasingly unsettled from the southwest, with heavy rain, mainly hill snow and strong winds developing with coastal gales. Still feeling chilly. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Rain and snow clearing eastwards leaving showers on Friday. Gales easing. Brighter and drier on Saturday, with frost early and late. Rain and strong winds returning on Sunday. Remaining cold.

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