Newquay - Great Western (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.

Forecast days

Partly cloudy changing to sunny by late morning.
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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    6 day forecast for Newquay - Great Western (Beach)

    Tomorrow (26 December 2025)
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    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    4°
    4°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    1°
    2°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    0°
    0°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    6
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    31
    31
    30
    28
    28
    24
    19
    13
    10
    14
    19
    21
    22
    22
    22
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    19
    17
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    82%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    6
    5
    5
    6
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (27 December 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    2°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    1°
    3°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    1°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    5
    E
    4
    E
    4
    E
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    9
    E
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    12
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    12
    17
    22
    25
    25
    23
    20
    20
    23
    25
    28
    30
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    82%
    74%
    69%
    64%
    64%
    68%
    77%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    7
    9
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (28 December 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    2°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    27
    26
    26
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    82%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (29 December 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 Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    3°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    4°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    0°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    1°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    18
    16
    15
    14
    13
    11
    10
    10
    11
    12
    14
    14
    13
    11
    13
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    85%
    79%
    75%
    74%
    72%
    76%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (30 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    2°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    6°
    7°
    5°
    5°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    1°
    3°
    4°
    2°
    2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    17
    17
    16
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    79%
    78%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    7
    7
    9
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    15
    15
    15
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (31 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    6°
    6°
    4°
    4°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    4°
    4°
    1°
    1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NNE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    10
    11
    8
    8
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    76%
    77%
    90%
    89%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Friday 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 27 December

    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 27 December

    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 27 December

    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 27 December

    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 28 December

    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 28 December

    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 28 December

    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 28 December

    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 29 December

    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 29 December

    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 29 December

    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 29 December

    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 30 December

    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 30 December

    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 30 December

    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 30 December

    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 31 December

    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 31 December

    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 31 December

    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 31 December

    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 explained
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    Cloudy but dry for Boxing Day.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A few showers continuing in the far southwest, otherwise a dry night although skies turning increasingly cloudy. A chilly night, with a patchy frost possible under any prolonged cloud breaks. Winds gradually easing a little. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

    Friday:

    A cloudy start for most on Boxing Day, though a dry day, with brighter breaks possible through the afternoon. Another cold day, with a frost reforming overnight. Breezy at times. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Turning increasingly cloudy from Saturday with the odd spot of light rain and drizzle over the weekend, though some brighter breaks remain possible. Often breezy, causing it to feel colder.

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