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

Light rain.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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7 day forecast for Holywell Bay (Beach)

Today (8 February 2026)
Time
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Light rain Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
50%
60%
Temperature
8°
8°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
6°
Wind direction and speed
SSE
7
SSE
8
Wind gust (mph)
18
19
Visibility
G
G
Humidity
93%
93%
UV - -
Wind direction and speed
7
8
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.3
1.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (9 February 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 rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
Chance of precipitation
70%
50%
70%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
80%
80%
60%
50%
40%
30%
30%
20%
Temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
5°
5°
5°
6°
6°
6°
6°
5°
5°
5°
6°
6°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
8
SSE
8
SSE
8
SSE
9
SSE
9
SE
10
SE
12
SE
14
SE
16
SE
17
SE
17
SE
17
SE
17
SE
16
SSE
14
SSE
12
SSE
10
SSE
9
S
8
S
8
SSW
8
SSW
8
SW
8
SW
8
Wind gust (mph)
19
18
21
23
23
27
30
29
34
35
35
35
33
31
29
25
21
19
18
19
16
15
16
18
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
G
G
M
M
Humidity
91%
92%
92%
92%
91%
92%
92%
92%
93%
92%
93%
93%
93%
93%
93%
93%
94%
94%
94%
96%
96%
96%
96%
96%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
8
8
8
9
9
10
12
14
16
17
17
17
17
16
14
12
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (10 February 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
20%
30%
30%
10%
10%
30%
60%
70%
80%
80%
70%
60%
60%
50%
60%
70%
70%
80%
90%
90%
90%
80%
70%
60%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
9
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
9
SW
8
SSW
8
S
8
S
8
SSE
9
SSE
11
S
12
SSW
13
SSW
13
SSW
13
SW
13
SW
13
SW
12
SW
12
SW
12
SW
11
SW
12
SW
13
SW
14
WSW
14
Wind gust (mph)
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
20
23
25
27
25
25
26
25
24
23
22
22
23
23
23
24
26
Visibility (description)
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
G
M
M
M
M
P
M
M
G
M
G
M
M
M
M
M
Humidity
96%
95%
96%
95%
96%
96%
95%
96%
96%
96%
96%
96%
94%
94%
94%
93%
93%
93%
94%
94%
94%
95%
95%
95%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.0
2.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (11 February 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 rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
60%
60%
80%
80%
70%
60%
60%
60%
60%
40%
30%
20%
20%
20%
40%
70%
80%
80%
90%
80%
70%
70%
70%
70%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
15
WSW
16
WSW
17
WSW
18
WSW
19
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
18
SW
16
SW
14
SSW
11
SSW
10
SSE
8
SE
8
SSW
9
W
9
W
9
WNW
10
WNW
12
Wind gust (mph)
28
30
32
38
38
36
36
36
36
35
35
32
31
27
24
22
20
21
22
21
21
20
23
26
Visibility (description)
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
95%
93%
93%
93%
91%
90%
88%
88%
86%
86%
83%
80%
76%
76%
76%
79%
89%
93%
95%
96%
94%
94%
94%
93%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
15
16
17
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
18
16
14
11
10
8
8
9
9
9
10
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.9
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (12 February 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 rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
60%
60%
60%
60%
70%
70%
60%
40%
40%
40%
50%
50%
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
40%
50%
50%
50%
60%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
10°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
13
WNW
14
WNW
14
W
15
W
16
W
16
W
17
W
17
W
17
W
18
W
19
W
19
W
19
W
19
W
19
W
19
W
19
W
18
W
17
W
17
W
16
W
15
W
14
W
13
Wind gust (mph)
26
27
28
29
31
34
33
32
34
34
36
36
36
36
36
34
34
33
32
30
29
29
29
27
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
G
G
Humidity
93%
92%
92%
92%
91%
91%
90%
89%
87%
86%
85%
84%
81%
80%
77%
77%
79%
83%
82%
84%
83%
83%
85%
85%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
15
14
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.7
3.9
4.1
4.2
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.2
4.0
3.9
3.8
3.6
3.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (13 February 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
60%
60%
50%
50%
40%
40%
40%
30%
Temperature (°C)
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
6°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
5°
5°
5°
5°
4°
3°
2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
14
W
12
WNW
11
WNW
12
NW
15
NW
16
NW
14
NW
12
Wind gust (mph)
27
23
23
28
30
30
27
24
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
G
Humidity
85%
86%
86%
85%
76%
73%
78%
78%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
12
11
12
15
16
14
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.4
3.1
2.9
2.7
2.7
2.8
2.8
2.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
14
14
14
13
13
13
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (14 February 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
30%
30%
20%
20%
10%
30%
30%
40%
Temperature (°C)
6°
5°
5°
6°
8°
9°
7°
7°
Feels like temperature (°C)
2°
2°
1°
3°
5°
6°
5°
4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NNW
12
NNW
11
NW
11
NW
10
WNW
12
WSW
12
SSW
9
SSW
8
Wind gust (mph)
22
23
20
23
23
22
18
20
Visibility (description)
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
Humidity
77%
79%
80%
77%
58%
60%
76%
82%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
12
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.8
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Sunday 8 February

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 8 February

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 8 February

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 8 February

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 9 February

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 9 February

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 9 February

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 9 February

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 10 February

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 10 February

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 10 February

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 10 February

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 11 February

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 11 February

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 11 February

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 11 February

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 12 February

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 12 February

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 12 February

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 12 February

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 13 February

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 13 February

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 13 February

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 13 February

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 14 February

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 14 February

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 14 February

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 14 February

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?

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Forecast for 10pm Sunday
Updated 20:00 (UTC) on Sun 8 Feb 2026
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Flood warnings in force for England
Flood warnings in force for England

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Updated:

South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Showers this evening with further heavy rain on Monday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Scattered heavy showers this evening, these perhaps merging to give longer spells of rain at times overnight. Turning a little chilly under any clear spells but staying frost free. Further rain arriving into the west by dawn with stronger winds. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Monday:

Cloudy with periods of rain, most persistent and heaviest in western areas before pushing eastwards. Showers following behind with brisk south to southeasterly winds but mild. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Unsettled and often wet with further rain or showers, heavy and prolonged at times, giving the risk of further flooding in places. Breezy at times and staying rather mild.

Updated:

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