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

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (2.4m) at

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7 day forecast for Holywell Bay (Beach)

Today (22 October 2026)
Time
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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night
Chance of precipitation
40%
30%
30%
20%
10%
10%
10%
40%
60%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
Temperature
13°
13°
12°
13°
14°
14°
15°
15°
15°
14°
14°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
12°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
Wind direction and speed
WNW
15
WNW
14
W
11
W
10
W
9
WSW
9
SW
9
SSW
9
S
9
SSE
11
SSE
13
SSE
15
SSE
16
SSE
18
SSE
20
SSE
19
SSE
18
SSE
16
Wind gust (mph)
32
28
26
23
19
18
18
21
25
29
33
35
39
44
50
51
43
37
Visibility
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
G
G
G
M
M
M
VG
E
Humidity
66%
64%
65%
65%
64%
58%
58%
61%
67%
79%
87%
92%
92%
92%
92%
91%
85%
85%
UV - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
15
14
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
13
15
16
18
20
19
18
16
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.0
2.9
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (23 October 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 rain Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower day 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
Chance of precipitation
≥95%
90%
90%
80%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
60%
20%
<5%
<5%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
20%
30%
30%
40%
40%
50%
50%
Temperature (°C)
12°
12°
12°
12°
13°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
13°
13°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
7°
6°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SE
13
ESE
10
NE
11
NNW
16
NNW
20
NW
23
NW
26
NW
31
NW
31
NW
31
NW
31
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
28
WNW
27
WNW
26
WNW
25
WNW
22
WNW
22
WNW
21
WNW
19
WNW
18
WNW
17
Wind gust (mph)
32
27
27
39
57
74
75
73
69
67
64
62
59
55
53
50
49
45
44
41
39
37
35
33
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
G
VG
E
VG
G
G
G
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
86%
89%
92%
91%
87%
88%
85%
84%
79%
71%
62%
56%
55%
54%
55%
55%
56%
57%
60%
63%
66%
66%
67%
71%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
10
11
16
20
23
26
31
31
31
31
30
30
30
28
27
26
25
22
22
21
19
18
17
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.6
1.6
1.8
2.1
2.3
2.7
3.4
4.3
5.2
5.4
5.4
5.2
5.0
4.9
4.7
4.6
4.5
4.4
4.2
3.9
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
12
13
16
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (24 October 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 Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain 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 Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
50%
50%
60%
70%
90%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
90%
90%
80%
80%
70%
60%
60%
Temperature (°C)
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
13°
13°
14°
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
14°
14°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
9°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
16
W
16
W
15
WSW
14
WSW
14
SW
14
SW
15
SW
16
SSW
17
SSW
19
SSW
22
SSW
24
SW
26
SW
28
SW
29
SW
29
SW
29
WSW
29
WSW
29
WSW
28
W
28
W
28
W
28
W
27
Wind gust (mph)
31
30
30
31
31
32
35
39
41
46
50
52
54
54
55
55
56
56
55
53
54
52
51
52
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
E
Humidity
72%
74%
76%
79%
83%
85%
86%
86%
89%
91%
92%
92%
92%
93%
93%
92%
93%
93%
92%
92%
90%
81%
68%
66%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
19
22
24
26
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
27
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.1
2.9
2.8
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.6
2.8
3.1
3.6
3.9
4.2
4.4
4.6
4.5
4.5
4.7
5.0
5.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (25 October 2026)
Time
00:00
01:00
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 Light shower 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 Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
Chance of precipitation
60%
60%
60%
70%
70%
60%
50%
50%
50%
40%
30%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
10%
20%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
14°
14°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
26
W
27
W
27
W
27
WNW
26
WNW
27
WNW
27
WNW
26
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
24
WNW
23
WNW
22
WNW
21
WNW
20
W
18
W
16
W
15
W
14
WSW
13
WSW
11
SW
9
SSW
9
SSW
9
S
10
Wind gust (mph)
52
52
53
52
52
50
49
47
45
45
45
40
38
36
34
31
30
29
27
26
22
23
22
23
25
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
64%
66%
66%
65%
66%
66%
63%
64%
60%
58%
58%
57%
56%
56%
56%
56%
57%
59%
63%
65%
67%
70%
73%
75%
77%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
26
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
25
25
24
23
22
21
20
18
16
15
14
13
11
9
9
9
10
Height of waves offshore (m)
5.1
5.1
5.2
5.2
5.2
5.2
5.1
4.9
4.8
4.7
4.5
4.4
4.2
4.1
3.9
3.7
3.5
3.3
3.1
3.0
2.8
2.7
2.5
2.4
2.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (26 October 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 Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Drizzle Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
50%
70%
80%
90%
90%
80%
80%
70%
60%
60%
60%
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
60%
60%
50%
50%
50%
60%
60%
Temperature (°C)
12°
12°
13°
14°
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
15°
15°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
11°
12°
13°
13°
13°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
S
10
S
11
S
13
S
14
S
15
S
16
SSW
18
SSW
19
SW
21
SW
21
SW
22
SW
22
SW
24
SW
24
SW
24
SW
22
SW
23
SW
22
SW
22
WSW
22
WSW
22
WSW
22
WSW
22
WSW
22
Wind gust (mph)
23
26
29
31
31
34
36
37
38
40
43
47
47
47
47
49
49
46
46
47
46
44
46
45
Visibility (description)
E
VG
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
M
M
G
G
G
G
M
Humidity
79%
80%
89%
94%
94%
95%
95%
94%
95%
93%
92%
92%
90%
88%
87%
87%
87%
87%
86%
85%
84%
82%
82%
82%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
10
11
13
14
15
16
18
19
21
21
22
22
24
24
24
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.7
1.8
2.1
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.8
2.8
2.9
3.0
3.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (27 October 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 day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
60%
70%
60%
50%
30%
30%
20%
10%
Temperature (°C)
15°
14°
12°
13°
14°
14°
13°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°
10°
9°
9°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
21
WSW
20
W
19
W
19
W
21
W
20
W
15
W
14
Wind gust (mph)
37
37
35
41
40
34
27
26
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
80%
77%
77%
73%
65%
65%
72%
75%
UV - - - 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
21
20
19
19
21
20
15
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.4
3.4
3.6
3.9
4.2
4.1
3.8
3.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (28 October 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
20%
Temperature (°C)
12°
12°
12°
13°
14°
14°
13°
13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
11°
12°
12°
12°
11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
13
WSW
13
WSW
13
WSW
11
WSW
14
WSW
11
WSW
9
WSW
9
Wind gust (mph)
25
23
21
25
25
21
15
14
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
77%
78%
81%
81%
73%
76%
86%
91%
UV - - - 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.1
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Thursday 22 October

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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Tide times

Thursday 22 October

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 22 October

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 22 October

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 23 October

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 23 October

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 23 October

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 23 October

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 24 October

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 24 October

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 24 October

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 24 October

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 25 October

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 25 October

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 25 October

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 25 October

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 26 October

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 26 October

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 26 October

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 26 October

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 27 October

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 27 October

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 27 October

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 27 October

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 28 October

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 28 October

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 28 October

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 28 October

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 explained
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Amber warning issued as Storm Austen approaches

The Met Office has issued an Amber wind warning for the whole of Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and parts of West Devon ahead of the arrival of Storm Austen.

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Settled conditions with isolated showers ahead of Storm Austen.

Today:

Fine and mostly dry to start with any morning showers quickly dying out. Sunny spells mainly in the east, before cloud and rain associated with Storm Austen push into the southwest during the afternoon. Winds picking up by evening. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

Storm Austen continues to bring heavy rain and strong winds. Northern parts may see a lull in winds in the early hours before gales push into Cornwall around dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Friday:

Rain to start for all areas before pushing away to the northeast through the morning. Strong winds continuing through the day with gales along coasts and exposed areas. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Strong winds and heavy rain Saturday before a brief settled interlude brings sunny spells on Sunday. Further wind and rain arrives overnight into Monday.

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