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Newquay - Towan (Beach) (Cornwall) weather

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Forecast days

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Newquay - Towan (Beach)

    Today (13 January 2026)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    WNW
    7
    NNW
    8
    N
    9
    N
    10
    N
    11
    N
    12
    N
    13
    N
    13
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    14
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    12
    14
    15
    15
    19
    23
    24
    25
    26
    24
    22
    21
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    95%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (14 January 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    ENE
    6
    E
    6
    ESE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    SSE
    6
    S
    7
    S
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    12
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    15
    14
    12
    12
    12
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    13
    14
    17
    17
    19
    21
    24
    28
    29
    30
    27
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    81%
    79%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    80%
    75%
    71%
    68%
    67%
    70%
    75%
    77%
    84%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    8
    9
    10
    12
    14
    14
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (15 January 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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    S
    8
    S
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    ESE
    13
    SE
    14
    ENE
    14
    N
    15
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    WSW
    13
    W
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    15
    14
    14
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    17
    20
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    14
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.3
    2.4
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (16 January 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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    S
    11
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    21
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    21
    25
    26
    26
    26
    24
    23
    22
    21
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    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
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    11
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.5
    2.6
    2.7
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (17 January 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 shower night Light shower night Light shower 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    ESE
    7
    SE
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    E
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    14
    12
    12
    12
    13
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    90%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    90%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.1
    3.1
    3.0
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 January 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    ESE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    14
    16
    15
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    88%
    87%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    8
    11
    11
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    S
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    13
    18
    19
    14
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    94%
    93%
    89%
    86%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 16 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 16 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 16 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 16 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 17 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 17 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 17 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 17 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 18 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 18 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 18 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 18 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 19 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 19 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 19 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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 19 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.1 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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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Less cold, but remaining unsettled next few days.

    Today:

    The day will start largely dry, albeit cloudy. Showery outbreaks of rain will develop as the morning unfolds, with further rain at times during the afternoon, some of which could be heavy. Mild, though a slight breeze. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    Rain will clear away to the southeast this evening, leaving a dry night with clear periods. A widespread frost developing, with the chance of some fog and icy patches forming. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Early frost and any fog clearing to leave a dry and bright morning. Turning breezy during the afternoon and gradually clouding over from the west. Temperatures a little lower. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Patchy rain on Wednesday night giving way to more widespread wet and windy weather during the day on Thursday. This clearing to sunshine and showers on Friday and Saturday.

    Updated:

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