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

Heavy rain.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (5.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Holywell Bay (Beach)

    Today (15 February 2026)
    Time
    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 rain Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Heavy shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    Temperature
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    18
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    19
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    43
    38
    43
    42
    38
    39
    39
    40
    39
    41
    Visibility
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    89%
    85%
    82%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    80%
    80%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    19
    18
    19
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.4
    2.5
    2.6
    2.8
    2.9
    3.0
    3.1
    3.2
    3.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (16 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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light 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 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
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    18
    W
    19
    W
    21
    W
    22
    W
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    40
    43
    47
    45
    44
    42
    42
    43
    42
    43
    42
    43
    43
    44
    43
    43
    42
    41
    40
    39
    38
    37
    35
    35
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    76%
    74%
    71%
    73%
    72%
    71%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    71%
    71%
    69%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    19
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.5
    3.6
    3.7
    3.8
    3.9
    4.1
    4.2
    4.2
    4.3
    4.3
    4.3
    4.2
    4.3
    4.3
    4.3
    4.2
    4.1
    4.0
    4.0
    3.9
    3.8
    3.7
    3.7
    3.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    18
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    N
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    29
    30
    26
    24
    22
    21
    19
    17
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    20
    22
    23
    24
    27
    29
    30
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    72%
    72%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    68%
    64%
    59%
    59%
    59%
    58%
    59%
    62%
    68%
    71%
    72%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    71%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    11
    10
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    8
    9
    11
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.6
    3.5
    3.4
    3.3
    3.1
    3.0
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (18 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    18
    SE
    19
    SE
    20
    SE
    21
    SE
    22
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    20
    SE
    19
    SE
    18
    SE
    17
    SE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    E
    14
    ENE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    32
    34
    34
    35
    36
    37
    39
    40
    40
    40
    40
    40
    39
    39
    38
    37
    37
    36
    36
    34
    32
    31
    30
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    69%
    71%
    74%
    74%
    70%
    74%
    73%
    76%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (19 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    12
    NE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    N
    13
    N
    13
    N
    12
    N
    11
    N
    11
    NNE
    11
    N
    12
    NNW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    WNW
    13
    W
    12
    W
    10
    W
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    31
    31
    31
    31
    30
    27
    26
    24
    26
    27
    29
    28
    26
    25
    23
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    83%
    80%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    74%
    70%
    66%
    64%
    64%
    62%
    63%
    63%
    68%
    73%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.9
    2.2
    2.4
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (20 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    S
    13
    SSW
    15
    SW
    18
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    28
    32
    37
    37
    37
    33
    32
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    78%
    82%
    82%
    78%
    78%
    86%
    90%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    15
    18
    20
    20
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.8
    1.9
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    9
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (21 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    28
    34
    34
    31
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 15 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 16 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 16 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 16 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 16 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 17 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 17 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 17 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 17 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 18 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 18 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 18 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 18 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 19 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 19 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 19 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 19 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 21 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 21 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 21 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 21 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.

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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Rain clearing to blustery showers.

    Today:

    Rain clearing the far east during the morning. A few brighter spells emerging behind but mixed with blustery showers, which could be heavy and perhaps locally thundery. Milder than Saturday. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    A continued risk of showers through the evening and overnight, these chiefly in the west. Chilly where skies clear, but remaining frost free for most. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Monday:

    Variable cloud and bright spells on Monday with occasional, locally heavy showers. Showers will ease from the north late in the day. A rural frost possible overnight. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    A bright but crisp start on Tuesday, skies turning hazy into the afternoon with outbreaks rain likely from Wednesday, risk of some hill snow. Rain and sleet clearing on Thursday.

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