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)



Forecast days

Light rain changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• Beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should go on the water with an instructor or a more experienced person • novice surfers seek expert advice

Tide: Next high tide (6.2m) at

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    8 day forecast for Widemouth Sand (Beach)

    Today (4 April 2025)
    Time
    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 shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    30%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    20
    22
    23
    24
    25
    25
    23
    19
    18
    19
    21
    23
    26
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    81%
    77%
    75%
    71%
    68%
    70%
    74%
    75%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    UV 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    14
    12
    12
    12
    14
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 April 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 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 Clear night Clear night Clear 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)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    20
    E
    20
    E
    20
    E
    20
    E
    19
    E
    18
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    15
    E
    12
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    29
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    30
    30
    30
    30
    31
    31
    32
    32
    30
    27
    22
    19
    19
    20
    23
    24
    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
    66%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    72%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    68%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    63%
    60%
    57%
    56%
    55%
    59%
    65%
    69%
    72%
    69%
    65%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    15
    12
    10
    10
    11
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    17°
    18°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    17
    E
    20
    E
    19
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    10
    E
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    21
    19
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    62%
    59%
    63%
    70%
    65%
    58%
    54%
    62%
    66%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    16
    20
    19
    14
    13
    13
    10
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    16°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    8
    ESE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    17
    18
    18
    18
    16
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    71%
    73%
    63%
    63%
    71%
    60%
    65%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    8
    10
    9
    8
    9
    8
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    7
    E
    6
    ENE
    8
    NE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    13
    15
    15
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    68%
    73%
    76%
    67%
    69%
    72%
    73%
    75%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    6
    6
    8
    10
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    10
    13
    10
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    8
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    NE
    10
    NE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    14
    17
    17
    17
    13
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    76%
    74%
    71%
    69%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    8
    10
    11
    12
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    15°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    10°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    9
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    8
    12
    13
    12
    11
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    75%
    75%
    78%
    82%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (11 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    16°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    5
    E
    6
    E
    7
    NE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    9
    10
    10
    7
    5
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    79%
    81%
    85%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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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    Headline:

    Any showers clearing then plenty of warm sunshine. Staying breezy.

    Today:

    Any showers soon clearing to leave sunny spells. Increasingly sunny by the afternoon, though turning hazy at times. Temperatures above average and feeling warm, albeit cooler on coasts with the brisk easterly winds persisting. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Tonight:

    Remaining dry with plenty of evening sunshine. Clear skies for many overnight though winds strengthening further, especially over the exposed coasts and the Moors. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Saturday:

    Another fine day with lengthy periods of spring sunshine, though sunshine turning hazy at times across the far southwest. Feeling less warm than on Friday, with brisk easterly winds continuing. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Remaining dry and settled on Sunday and into next week. Chilly nights, though daytime temperatures edging back up and feeling warm in the sunshine. Breezy at first, then winds easing.

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