Cawsand Bay (Beach) (Cornwall) weather

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy changing to sunny by late morning.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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7 day forecast for Cawsand Bay (Beach)

Today (22 October 2026)
Time
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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy shower night Heavy shower night
Chance of precipitation
60%
50%
40%
20%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
40%
60%
80%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
Temperature
12°
12°
11°
11°
12°
13°
14°
15°
15°
15°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
15°
15°
15°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
11°
12°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
11°
Wind direction and speed
W
13
W
11
W
11
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
9
SW
9
SSW
9
S
11
SSE
13
SSE
16
SSE
18
SSE
20
SSE
23
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
Wind gust (mph)
30
28
26
23
21
21
20
19
20
22
25
30
34
38
41
47
51
51
46
Visibility
E
E
E
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
VG
G
G
G
G
G
M
M
G
E
Humidity
83%
80%
82%
79%
78%
74%
65%
56%
56%
64%
76%
86%
91%
92%
92%
92%
92%
90%
83%
UV - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
14
16
18
21
23
25
26
25
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.5
1.7
2.0
2.3
2.5
2.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (23 October 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower day 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
Chance of precipitation
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
80%
40%
20%
10%
10%
20%
20%
40%
30%
40%
30%
50%
50%
50%
Temperature (°C)
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
11°
10°
11°
11°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
11°
11°
11°
10°
9°
8°
8°
6°
6°
6°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
S
23
SSE
19
SE
16
NNE
14
NW
16
NW
19
NW
22
NW
25
NW
28
NW
29
NW
29
NW
29
NW
29
NW
29
WNW
28
WNW
27
WNW
25
WNW
22
WNW
20
WNW
19
WNW
17
WNW
16
WNW
15
WNW
14
Wind gust (mph)
43
38
36
41
37
51
63
64
64
63
61
60
59
58
55
53
49
46
42
39
36
34
31
28
Visibility (description)
E
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
80%
83%
90%
94%
91%
88%
86%
85%
84%
84%
78%
69%
57%
48%
43%
48%
53%
56%
58%
62%
64%
66%
69%
74%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
22
20
17
16
15
19
22
25
26
29
29
29
29
29
28
27
25
22
20
19
18
16
16
15
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.9
3.0
3.0
3.3
3.6
3.7
3.5
3.3
3.0
2.7
2.3
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
9
10
11
12
13
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
11
10
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (24 October 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 rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
60%
70%
70%
70%
80%
90%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
80%
70%
70%
Temperature (°C)
12°
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
14°
15°
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
14°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
10°
11°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
13
W
14
W
13
W
13
WSW
14
WSW
15
WSW
16
WSW
17
SW
19
SW
22
SW
24
SSW
26
SSW
28
SW
29
SW
29
SW
29
WSW
29
WSW
29
WSW
28
WSW
27
WSW
26
W
25
W
24
W
23
Wind gust (mph)
27
26
25
26
27
28
32
36
40
43
47
51
53
53
53
54
54
54
54
53
49
50
48
47
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
VG
Humidity
76%
78%
81%
83%
83%
85%
85%
86%
86%
87%
91%
92%
92%
93%
93%
94%
95%
95%
94%
93%
90%
86%
80%
69%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
13
13
13
14
15
17
18
19
22
25
26
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.4
1.7
2.0
2.3
2.5
3.7
3.9
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.2
4.1
3.7
3.3
3.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (25 October 2026)
Time
00:00
01:00
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 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
70%
60%
60%
80%
70%
70%
60%
50%
50%
40%
30%
30%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
30%
30%
40%
Temperature (°C)
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
12°
12°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
22
W
22
W
23
W
22
W
21
W
20
W
20
WNW
19
WNW
19
W
18
WNW
18
WNW
18
WNW
19
WNW
18
WNW
18
W
16
W
16
W
14
W
14
W
14
WSW
13
WSW
13
WSW
11
SW
13
SW
13
Wind gust (mph)
45
44
45
45
45
43
41
40
38
40
38
40
38
35
33
32
29
25
25
23
23
22
22
22
21
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
E
Humidity
69%
67%
67%
67%
69%
67%
69%
67%
69%
64%
63%
57%
55%
53%
52%
54%
55%
58%
63%
65%
66%
70%
72%
71%
76%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
24
24
22
22
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
16
15
14
13
13
11
11
13
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.0
2.9
2.8
2.7
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (26 October 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Drizzle Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
40%
50%
70%
70%
80%
70%
70%
70%
70%
60%
60%
50%
40%
30%
40%
40%
50%
60%
60%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
Temperature (°C)
14°
14°
14°
15°
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
17°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
15°
Feels like temperature (°C)
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
13
SSW
14
SSW
14
S
16
S
16
SSW
17
SSW
17
SW
18
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
21
SW
21
SW
22
SW
21
SW
21
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
19
WSW
19
WSW
18
WSW
19
Wind gust (mph)
23
25
28
29
30
34
34
35
36
39
40
40
40
40
40
46
43
40
39
40
40
41
40
41
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
G
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
Humidity
80%
79%
80%
93%
95%
96%
96%
96%
96%
96%
95%
94%
93%
92%
92%
92%
92%
92%
91%
91%
91%
90%
88%
87%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
14
15
16
16
17
17
17
18
20
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
19
19
18
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.9
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.4
2.6
2.9
3.0
3.3
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.9
4.1
4.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (27 October 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
60%
70%
70%
50%
30%
30%
20%
10%
Temperature (°C)
15°
14°
12°
13°
14°
13°
13°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
19
WSW
18
WSW
16
W
16
W
19
W
16
W
13
W
10
Wind gust (mph)
33
32
30
36
36
32
24
22
Visibility (description)
M
M
G
VG
G
VG
G
G
Humidity
86%
84%
84%
82%
70%
68%
79%
81%
UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
18
18
16
16
19
16
13
10
Height of waves offshore (m)
4.6
3.9
3.4
3.1
3.1
 – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
11
12
12
11
 – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
Wednesday (28 October 2026)
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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
12°
12°
12°
13°
14°
14°
13°
13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
11°
12°
13°
12°
12°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
13
WSW
10
WSW
7
WSW
7
Wind gust (mph)
20
19
18
24
24
20
13
13
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
85%
87%
88%
85%
77%
79%
90%
94%
UV - - - 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
10
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Thursday 22 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 22 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 22 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 22 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 28 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 28 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 28 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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 28 October

Tide times and heights are from Whitsand Bay tidal station which is 2.2 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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Amber warning issued as Storm Austen approaches

The Met Office has issued an Amber wind warning for the whole of Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and parts of West Devon ahead of the arrival of Storm Austen.

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South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Settled conditions with isolated showers ahead of Storm Austen.

Today:

Fine and mostly dry to start with any morning showers quickly dying out. Sunny spells mainly in the east, before cloud and rain associated with Storm Austen push into the southwest during the afternoon. Winds picking up by evening. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

Storm Austen continues to bring heavy rain and strong winds. Northern parts may see a lull in winds in the early hours before gales push into Cornwall around dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Friday:

Rain to start for all areas before pushing away to the northeast through the morning. Strong winds continuing through the day with gales along coasts and exposed areas. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Strong winds and heavy rain Saturday before a brief settled interlude brings sunny spells on Sunday. Further wind and rain arrives overnight into Monday.

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