Crackington Haven (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.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)

Forecast days

Cloudy changing to heavy rain in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (6.9m) at

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7 day forecast for Crackington Haven (Beach)

Today (17 February 2026)
Time
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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
10%
40%
90%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
90%
70%
Temperature
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
Feels like temperature (°C)
5°
5°
5°
4°
4°
3°
2°
1°
1°
0°
0°
0°
0°
Wind direction and speed
ESE
6
ESE
7
SE
7
SE
8
SE
10
SE
11
SE
12
ESE
13
ESE
13
ESE
15
ESE
17
ESE
19
SE
20
Wind gust (mph)
15
16
17
18
21
24
26
29
31
33
35
36
36
Visibility
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
63%
59%
57%
56%
58%
67%
75%
83%
84%
84%
85%
85%
84%
UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed –
7
7
8
10
11
12
13
13
15
17
19
20
Height of waves offshore (m) –
2.2
2.1
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.4
Period of waves offshore (s) –
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
–
Wednesday (18 February 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 rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast
Chance of precipitation
60%
50%
30%
10%
20%
40%
50%
60%
60%
70%
70%
80%
80%
80%
80%
80%
90%
80%
80%
60%
60%
50%
50%
40%
Temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
6°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
Feels like temperature (°C)
1°
1°
1°
1°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
3°
3°
4°
4°
5°
5°
5°
4°
4°
3°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SE
19
SE
18
SE
18
SE
17
SE
17
SE
17
SE
17
SE
17
SE
16
SE
16
ESE
15
ESE
14
ESE
14
ESE
13
ESE
12
ESE
11
E
11
E
10
E
10
E
9
E
8
ENE
7
ENE
7
ENE
6
Wind gust (mph)
36
37
36
36
36
36
35
35
34
34
32
32
29
26
26
25
24
24
23
22
20
20
19
17
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
86%
86%
87%
86%
86%
85%
85%
84%
84%
85%
87%
88%
89%
89%
87%
87%
86%
86%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
8
7
7
6
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.0
2.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (19 February 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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
40%
30%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
Temperature (°C)
5°
5°
5°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
5°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
Feels like temperature (°C)
2°
2°
3°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
3°
3°
4°
4°
5°
5°
5°
5°
4°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
6
NE
6
NE
6
NE
7
NNE
7
NNE
8
NNE
8
N
9
N
8
N
8
N
7
N
7
N
5
N
5
E
4
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
6
Wind gust (mph)
16
16
16
17
18
20
19
19
20
21
20
20
20
19
18
17
15
12
10
10
10
11
13
15
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
86%
86%
86%
86%
86%
86%
85%
84%
83%
79%
75%
72%
68%
67%
67%
67%
67%
73%
81%
82%
82%
83%
83%
81%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.3
2.6
2.9
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.4
3.4
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.0
3.0
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (20 February 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
30%
70%
80%
80%
70%
70%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
50%
40%
Temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
9°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
3°
4°
4°
4°
5°
5°
5°
5°
6°
6°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
S
6
S
7
SSW
8
SSW
9
SSW
9
SSW
10
SSW
11
SSW
12
SSW
14
SSW
16
SSW
17
SSW
17
SW
18
SW
18
WSW
18
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
17
Wind gust (mph)
17
18
19
20
22
22
26
29
31
33
36
37
37
37
37
36
35
34
35
34
34
34
35
35
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
81%
79%
81%
81%
83%
83%
80%
81%
80%
81%
85%
85%
86%
88%
85%
85%
86%
86%
87%
87%
86%
88%
89%
89%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
6
7
8
9
9
10
11
12
14
16
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.0
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.9
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (21 February 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Mist
Chance of precipitation
30%
30%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
30%
30%
30%
40%
40%
40%
40%
50%
50%
60%
60%
60%
60%
50%
40%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
14
WSW
14
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
16
WSW
16
SW
16
SW
16
SW
16
SW
16
SW
16
SW
16
SW
17
SW
17
SW
17
Wind gust (mph)
35
35
35
35
34
32
30
29
28
29
29
30
31
31
31
30
30
30
30
30
31
31
32
32
Visibility (description)
M
G
M
G
G
M
M
G
M
M
G
M
M
M
M
M
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Humidity
89%
90%
91%
90%
90%
91%
90%
91%
92%
92%
91%
88%
90%
91%
92%
93%
95%
96%
96%
97%
97%
97%
97%
98%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.8
2.8
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9
3.0
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
12
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (22 February 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Light rain Drizzle Drizzle Drizzle Drizzle Light rain Light rain Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
50%
50%
40%
40%
50%
50%
50%
50%
Temperature (°C)
12°
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
12°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
17
SW
17
SW
16
SW
17
SW
19
WSW
19
WSW
18
WSW
17
Wind gust (mph)
31
30
29
32
34
34
32
32
Visibility (description)
P
P
P
M
M
M
M
M
Humidity
97%
97%
96%
96%
93%
93%
94%
94%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
17
17
16
17
19
19
18
17
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.7
2.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (23 February 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
Chance of precipitation
40%
30%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
30%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
18
WSW
16
WSW
13
SW
11
Wind gust (mph)
30
31
30
33
33
29
24
21
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
92%
91%
90%
87%
81%
79%
90%
92%
UV - - - 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
18
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.7
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
14
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Tuesday 17 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Tuesday 17 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Tuesday 17 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Tuesday 17 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Wednesday 18 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Wednesday 18 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Wednesday 18 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Wednesday 18 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 19 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 19 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 19 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 19 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 20 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 20 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 20 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 20 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 21 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 21 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 21 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 21 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Sunday 22 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 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 22 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 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 22 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 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 22 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 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 23 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 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 23 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 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 23 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 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 23 February

Tide times and heights are from Boscastle tidal station which is 4.9 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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Forecast for 12pm Tuesday
Updated 10:00 (UTC) on Tue 17 Feb 2026
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South West England weather forecast

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Turning wet and windy with some hill snow possible.

Today:

The morning will be mostly dry and after a frosty start for some, there will be some sunshine. However, cloud will gradually increase from the southwest, with wet and windy weather developing across Devon and Cornwall later. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

The evening will start dry, albeit cloudy in the east, perhaps with an initial patchy frosty. Wet and rather windy weather further west will gradually extend to all areas overnight. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Wednesday:

Wednesday will see outbreaks of rain turning heavy and persistent at times. Snow is possible on the Moors, especially later, and there will be a strong to gale force wind. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Overnight rain and snow will clear to leave a sunnier but chilly day on Thursday, with lighter winds. Milder on Friday and Saturday, though some rain, and becoming windy again.

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