Newquay - Great Western (Beach) (Cornwall) weather

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Forecast days

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    Sunset iconSunset:
    Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
    Beach safety today
    Large, powerful waves
    • • only experts should take part in water activities

    Tide: Next high tide (6.2m) at

    L UV
    L Pollution
    No pollen data.
Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (6.2m) at

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Sunset iconSunset:
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L Pollution
No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Newquay - Great Western (Beach)

    Today (18 January 2025)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    20
    20
    18
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (19 January 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
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    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
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    6
    ESE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    ESE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    21
    21
    20
    18
    18
    18
    19
    18
    19
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    84%
    88%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (20 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    6
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    17
    18
    19
    18
    21
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    92%
    90%
    81%
    79%
    87%
    89%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (21 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny day
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    E
    11
    E
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    26
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    90%
    87%
    78%
    77%
    85%
    86%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (22 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    10
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    27
    27
    30
    29
    28
    27
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    87%
    90%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    94%
    95%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    14
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (23 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    9
    N
    10
    WNW
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    11
    W
    10
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    22
    25
    25
    23
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    94%
    92%
    86%
    84%
    91%
    92%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    5
    5
    5
    8
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (24 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    SW
    9
    S
    11
    S
    15
    S
    19
    S
    18
    S
    18
    SSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    24
    31
    38
    42
    40
    42
    38
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    87%
    90%
    92%
    91%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 18 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 18 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 18 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 18 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 19 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 19 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 19 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 19 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 22 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 22 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 22 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 22 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 23 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 23 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 23 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 23 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 24 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 24 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 24 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 24 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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:

    Cloudy in the east but some bright spells further west.

    Today:

    Grey, gloomy and rather chilly in the east with a blanket of cloud bringing occasional spots of drizzle over high ground. Drier, brighter and milder in the west with a few sunny intervals for Devon and Cornwall. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloud spreads into western parts through this evening bringing a largely settled night. A few clear skies allow patchy fog and frost to form in rural parts. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Sunday:

    Mainly cloudy with any brighter breaks again confined to the southwest. Feeling chilly beneath the cloud with the occasional spot of rain or drizzle in places. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Settled. A mixture of cloudy skies bringing patchy rain interspersed with brighter intervals. Some chilly nights to come, with frost and fog in places, but daytime temperatures recovering to average.

    Updated:

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