Newquay - Towan (Beach) (Cornwall) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by early evening.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

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7 day forecast for Newquay - Towan (Beach)

Today (2 September 2025)
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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
20%
10%
10%
10%
20%
30%
30%
40%
80%
≥95%
≥95%
Temperature
19°
18°
18°
18°
18°
17°
17°
16°
16°
15°
15°
Feels like temperature (°C)
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
15°
14°
14°
Wind direction and speed
W
11
W
11
W
12
W
12
W
13
W
12
W
11
WSW
9
SSW
8
S
8
SSE
11
Wind gust (mph)
18
19
21
22
22
21
19
18
20
21
24
Visibility
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
M
M
Humidity
80%
79%
79%
79%
78%
82%
83%
84%
86%
91%
94%
UV 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
Wind direction and speed
11
11
12
12
13
12
11
9
8
8
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (3 September 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light shower night Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower night Heavy rain Heavy shower night Heavy shower night
Chance of precipitation
90%
80%
60%
60%
80%
70%
50%
60%
60%
70%
70%
60%
60%
50%
20%
30%
40%
40%
30%
40%
70%
80%
90%
80%
Temperature (°C)
16°
17°
17°
18°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
18°
18°
18°
17°
17°
16°
16°
15°
15°
14°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
14
S
18
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
19
SW
17
SW
16
SW
14
SW
15
WSW
16
WSW
17
WSW
19
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
19
WSW
18
WSW
16
SW
13
SW
11
SW
10
SSW
10
Wind gust (mph)
24
28
30
31
34
28
28
29
28
26
24
30
35
34
35
36
34
34
32
28
27
26
24
21
Visibility (description)
P
M
G
G
G
G
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
94%
93%
92%
91%
91%
92%
92%
90%
90%
86%
85%
81%
76%
74%
70%
67%
67%
69%
69%
72%
75%
80%
85%
87%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
15
18
21
21
19
17
15
14
15
16
18
19
21
21
21
20
20
19
18
16
14
12
10
10
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.6
1.7
1.8
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.1
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (4 September 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
80%
90%
80%
80%
80%
80%
60%
60%
50%
Temperature (°C)
14°
14°
14°
14°
16°
17°
17°
16°
15°
Feels like temperature (°C)
12°
12°
12°
12°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
10
SSW
11
WSW
12
W
12
W
13
W
14
W
15
W
14
W
11
Wind gust (mph)
23
25
26
25
27
28
26
22
20
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
Humidity
89%
88%
83%
78%
74%
66%
68%
72%
74%
UV - - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
11
12
12
13
14
15
14
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.8
2.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (5 September 2025)
Time
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 intervals Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
40%
30%
20%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
15°
14°
13°
17°
18°
18°
17°
14°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
12°
12°
15°
16°
16°
16°
13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
10
WSW
8
WSW
7
WSW
8
WSW
9
WSW
10
SSW
7
SSE
6
Wind gust (mph)
17
15
14
17
17
16
14
14
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
76%
79%
82%
67%
62%
62%
74%
88%
UV - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
10
9
7
8
9
9
6
5
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.9
1.8
1.6
1.5
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (6 September 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
20%
30%
Temperature (°C)
14°
14°
14°
17°
19°
19°
18°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
13°
13°
15°
16°
16°
15°
15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
7
SE
8
SE
8
SSE
13
SSE
16
SE
16
SE
14
SE
14
Wind gust (mph)
17
17
22
24
24
26
25
24
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
90%
91%
92%
77%
67%
69%
77%
83%
UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
6
8
8
14
16
16
15
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (7 September 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
40%
50%
50%
50%
50%
30%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
17°
17°
17°
18°
18°
18°
17°
16°
Feels like temperature (°C)
15°
15°
15°
16°
16°
15°
14°
14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SE
14
SSE
13
S
13
S
15
SSE
16
SW
16
SW
14
SW
11
Wind gust (mph)
24
24
24
27
26
24
17
16
Visibility (description)
VG
G
G
G
G
G
VG
G
Humidity
89%
93%
94%
90%
88%
83%
85%
89%
UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
13
13
15
15
16
14
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.8
1.1
1.4
1.8
1.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (8 September 2025)
Time
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 Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
40%
40%
50%
50%
50%
40%
40%
50%
Temperature (°C)
15°
15°
14°
17°
17°
17°
15°
15°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
13°
12°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
11
SSW
11
SW
11
WSW
16
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
15
WSW
12
Wind gust (mph)
15
15
19
25
26
25
20
17
Visibility (description)
VG
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
89%
88%
90%
79%
71%
72%
79%
85%
UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
Period of waves offshore (s)
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Tuesday 2 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 2 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 2 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 2 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 3 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 3 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 3 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 3 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 4 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 4 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 4 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 4 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 5 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 5 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 5 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 5 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 6 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 6 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 6 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 6 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 7 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 7 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 7 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 7 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 8 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 8 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 8 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 8 September

Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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:

Remaining unsettled with further scattered, blustery showers.

Today:

Widespread cloud and rain will spread eastwards through the morning, with heavy downpours at times. Turning brighter from the west into the afternoon, although occasional showers are still possible. Breezy, especially along the south coast. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tonight:

Settled for many this evening with a few clear spells, before becoming overcast tonight as a band of rain moves in from the southwest. Some heavy downpours and becoming breezier. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Wednesday:

Widely wet and windy through the morning, with heavy, sometimes thundery spells at times. Brighter skies developing by the afternoon bringing a mixture of sunshine and blustery showers. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Scattered, blustery showers for many on Thursday, but some brighter spells too. More settled from Friday; mainly dry with some sunshine, though still rather breezy at times.

Updated:

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