Widemouth Sand (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)



Today (4 December 2024)
Time
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
≥95%
≥95%
Temperature
12°
13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed
SSW
25
SSW
26
Wind gust (mph)
39
38
Visibility
M
M
Humidity
90%
92%
UV
-
-
Wind direction and speed
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.7
1.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (5 December 2024)
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
Light rain
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Light rain
Light rain
Cloudy
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
≥95%
≥95%
70%
40%
30%
20%
20%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
<5%
20%
40%
40%
70%
70%
50%
30%
40%
30%
30%
30%
<5%
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
SW
26
SW
24
WSW
22
WSW
20
WSW
19
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
19
SW
20
SW
21
SW
22
SW
24
SW
26
SW
27
SW
28
WSW
29
WSW
29
W
29
W
29
WNW
29
WNW
29
WNW
28
NW
28
37
35
33
30
30
28
29
30
31
32
33
36
38
42
44
46
49
48
48
47
46
45
43
40
M
M
G
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
93%
95%
97%
96%
94%
93%
93%
94%
93%
93%
93%
92%
92%
92%
91%
91%
91%
85%
78%
71%
67%
66%
67%
66%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.5
2.8
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.2
3.2
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
Friday (6 December 2024)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Clear night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Cloudy
Light rain
Light rain
Light rain
Light rain
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
60%
80%
90%
80%
11°
10°
10°
11°
12°
14°
NW
26
NW
19
NW
11
SSW
7
SSE
10
SSE
17
S
24
SSW
31
36
25
16
20
31
42
49
57
E
E
E
E
E
VG
G
VG
67%
63%
57%
59%
70%
82%
89%
86%
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
3.1
2.7
2.4
2.1
1.8
1.6
1.6
1.8
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Saturday (7 December 2024)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Light rain
Light rain
Light shower night
Light shower day
Light shower day
Light shower night
Light shower night
Light shower night
90%
90%
80%
60%
60%
50%
70%
70%
13°
11°
SW
38
W
40
WNW
44
NW
45
NW
44
NW
43
NNW
44
NNW
42
62
69
74
75
72
71
68
63
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
84%
82%
80%
75%
69%
67%
67%
70%
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
3.3
4.8
5.4
6.2
6.3
6.0
5.6
5.2
10
12
13
13
14
13
12
11
Sunday (8 December 2024)
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
Partly cloudy night
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
70%
50%
40%
30%
20%
20%
10%
<5%
NNW
40
N
37
N
32
N
30
N
29
N
28
N
28
NNE
25
59
53
49
49
49
47
42
40
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
69%
72%
71%
69%
68%
68%
67%
67%
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
4.8
4.3
3.8
3.3
2.9
2.7
2.7
2.5
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
Monday (9 December 2024)
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
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
NNE
24
NNE
22
NNE
20
NNE
19
NNE
18
NNE
18
NE
18
NE
16
39
36
35
35
33
33
32
30
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
G
VG
68%
73%
74%
73%
72%
71%
71%
73%
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
2.1
1.9
1.8
1.6
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.0
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
9
Tuesday (10 December 2024)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Cloudy
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
NE
15
NE
14
NE
14
NE
13
NE
13
NE
13
NE
11
NE
10
29
29
28
26
26
24
22
20
VG
VG
G
VG
G
G
VG
G
72%
74%
76%
74%
74%
74%
76%
77%
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
0.9
15

Tide times

Wednesday 4 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 4 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 4 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 4 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 5 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 5 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 5 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 5 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 6 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 6 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 6 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 6 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 7 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 7 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 7 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 7 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 8 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 8 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 8 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 8 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 9 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 9 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 9 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 9 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 10 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 10 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 10 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 10 December

No data No data

Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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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WARNING
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Flood warnings in force for England
Flood warnings in force for England

South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Unsettled this evening with heavy rain and strong winds.

This Evening and Tonight:

Turning increasingly unsettled this evening and overnight with heavy outbreaks of rain and strong winds. The heaviest rain gradually clearing for most by dawn from the west. A mild night. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Thursday:

Largely cloudy with patchy outbreaks of rain, the heaviest rain most likely through the evening. Mild but with blustery winds, especially over the hills and coasts. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

A calmer interlude to start Friday before turning wet and windy into Saturday morning. Turning colder with a mixture of sunny spells and scattered blustery showers over the weekend.

Updated:

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