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Newquay - Great Western (Beach) (Cornwall) weather

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Forecast days

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

Tide: Next low tide (2.2m) at

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    7 day forecast for Newquay - Great Western (Beach)

    Today (17 September 2025)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Drizzle Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    Temperature
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    Visibility
    M
    M
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 September 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 Drizzle Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    27
    27
    28
    28
    27
    27
    26
    27
    28
    28
    29
    30
    31
    32
    31
    30
    28
    26
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    78%
    80%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 September 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SSW
    8
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    20
    22
    23
    23
    21
    20
    19
    17
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    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
    88%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 September 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain 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
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    ESE
    11
    N
    13
    WNW
    14
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    WNW
    15
    W
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    WNW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    15
    15
    17
    16
    16
    17
    21
    19
    19
    23
    22
    24
    26
    27
    28
    29
    28
    25
    24
    24
    24
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    95%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    89%
    86%
    84%
    80%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.3
    1.5
    1.8
    2.3
    2.7
    3.2
    3.1
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 September 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 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 day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    N
    14
    N
    13
    N
    13
    N
    13
    N
    13
    N
    14
    N
    14
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    17
    N
    17
    NNE
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    16
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    21
    21
    24
    24
    24
    25
    26
    28
    30
    30
    34
    33
    33
    30
    30
    29
    30
    29
    26
    24
    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
    82%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    80%
    76%
    73%
    71%
    71%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    72%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    78%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    12
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    11
    NE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    18
    21
    24
    25
    23
    15
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    70%
    60%
    59%
    67%
    78%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    9
    12
    14
    14
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.5
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    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%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    9
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    8
    10
    18
    17
    16
    10
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    84%
    86%
    69%
    57%
    56%
    71%
    79%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 0.2 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:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain. Breezy.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloudy this evening with further spells of rain and drizzle intermittently through the night, heaviest in the north and over the Moors. Remaining windy, especially at the coasts, and feeling rather muggy overnight. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

    Thursday:

    A cloudy and mild start to Thursday with some drizzle in places. Turning drier through the afternoon with some brighter intervals. Feeling humid and staying windy. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Remaining changeable with showers or longer spells of rain at times. Some brighter periods are also likely, mainly on Friday. Temperatures close to average but turning colder through Sunday. Breezy.

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