Holywell Bay (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.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Forecast days

Sunny.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next low tide (1.4m) at

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    7 day forecast for Holywell Bay (Beach)

    Today (12 July 2025)
    Time
    09:00
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    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    23°
    24°
    25°
    26°
    27°
    27°
    27°
    27°
    26°
    26°
    25°
    23°
    21°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    21°
    22°
    23°
    24°
    24°
    24°
    24°
    24°
    24°
    24°
    24°
    23°
    21°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    12
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    11
    SE
    9
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    5
    SE
    5
    ESE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    17
    14
    12
    10
    9
    10
    10
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    63%
    57%
    55%
    52%
    47%
    42%
    41%
    42%
    44%
    53%
    55%
    63%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    UV 3 5 7 8 8 8 7 5 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    14
    13
    13
    11
    9
    7
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (13 July 2025)
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    23°
    24°
    25°
    25°
    25°
    24°
    24°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    5
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    12
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    8
    S
    8
    S
    7
    SSW
    6
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    14
    14
    15
    15
    17
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    22
    21
    19
    17
    15
    14
    12
    12
    12
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    72%
    69%
    69%
    68%
    63%
    55%
    48%
    42%
    42%
    41%
    42%
    43%
    48%
    54%
    58%
    68%
    75%
    82%
    86%
    90%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 7 8 8 7 6 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    12
    13
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    13
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    30%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    20
    22
    28
    30
    31
    30
    29
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    86%
    80%
    68%
    55%
    55%
    58%
    68%
    UV - - - 1 5 8 5 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    10
    10
    10
    15
    17
    18
    18
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.9
    1.3
    1.2
    1.5
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (15 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    28
    32
    33
    35
    34
    30
    25
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    72%
    75%
    73%
    65%
    63%
    67%
    73%
    82%
    UV - - 1 5 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    19
    21
    20
    19
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    18
    16
    18
    18
    17
    14
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    79%
    79%
    84%
    91%
    UV - - 1 3 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    11
    10
    11
    12
    12
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.7
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    SSW
    9
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    14
    17
    19
    17
    13
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    95%
    86%
    78%
    76%
    78%
    92%
    UV - - 1 3 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    8
    10
    11
    11
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (18 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    13
    16
    19
    17
    13
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    93%
    82%
    76%
    74%
    77%
    91%
    UV - - 1 3 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth 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:

    Dry, hot and sunny.

    Today:

    Another dry, fine day with widely blue skies and plenty of strong sunshine. A few fair weather clouds bubbling up. Feeling hot inland with generally light winds, though a touch cooler and breezier along the coasts. Maximum temperature 32 °C.

    Tonight:

    Staying dry this evening with plenty of late sunshine. Clear skies and light winds overnight may allow some patchy mist and fog to form by dawn. Feeling warm and muggy. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

    Sunday:

    Temperatures a degree or two lower on Sunday, though still widely very warm with sunny spells and light winds. More cloud in the afternoon with a few showers possible later. Maximum temperature 30 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Turning more changeable next week with showers at times, these sometimes heavy and thundery. Temperatures briefly dropping back closer to the seasonal average.

    Updated:

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