Polzeath (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

Sunny intervals changing to overcast 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

Tide: Next high tide (7.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Polzeath

    Today (14 August 2026)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    23°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    24°
    24°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    8
    NW
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    N
    13
    N
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    91%
    87%
    UV 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (15 August 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    14
    NNE
    16
    N
    16
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    18
    N
    19
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    18
    N
    18
    N
    18
    N
    18
    N
    18
    N
    18
    N
    18
    N
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    24
    25
    27
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    25
    26
    28
    28
    28
    27
    27
    26
    25
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    72%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 4 5 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (16 August 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 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear 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)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    18
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    16
    N
    15
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    22
    21
    20
    20
    20
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    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
    Humidity
    65%
    65%
    66%
    68%
    71%
    71%
    70%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (17 August 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    WNW
    8
    W
    7
    WSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    14
    16
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    20
    20
    19
    20
    19
    20
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (18 August 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    WNW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    25
    25
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    22
    22
    23
    23
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (19 August 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    26
    26
    24
    24
    25
    25
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    79%
    77%
    78%
    75%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    UV - - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    15
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (20 August 2026)
    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 intervals Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    71%
    72%
    72%
    71%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Friday 14 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 14 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 14 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 14 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 15 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 15 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 15 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 15 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 18 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 18 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 18 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 18 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 1.9 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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    Staying hot and sunny, though temperatures lower for many.

    Today:

    Low cloud clearing to leave a sunny day for most. However, some cloud returning across the far west through the afternoon, with perhaps an isolated shower possible. Feeling hot in the sunshine, with light winds. Maximum temperature 29 °C.

    Tonight:

    Generally dry, with clear spells. A few showers remain possible, though mostly light in nature as they pass. Remaining warm in urban areas, with a light northwesterly breeze. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

    Saturday:

    A dry and bright day for many, with plenty of sunshine. Perhaps the odd light shower in the far west first thing. A pleasant feeling day, with light winds. Maximum temperature 26 °C.

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    Dry with sunny spells on Sunday and Monday. Gradually turning cloudy through Tuesday, with the chance of showers in places. Temperatures nearer to average, but still on the warm side.

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