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Newquay - Great Western (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.



Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy 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 (6.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for Newquay - Great Western (Beach)

    Today (16 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    90%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    18
    NW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    43
    44
    43
    43
    43
    43
    43
    43
    41
    38
    36
    34
    32
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    67%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    69%
    72%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    79%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    4.0
    4.1
    4.2
    4.2
    4.2
    4.2
    4.2
    4.2
    4.2
    4.1
    4.0
    3.9
    3.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    8
    N
    6
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    6
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    26
    25
    22
    20
    19
    17
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    21
    22
    25
    26
    27
    30
    30
    31
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    82%
    80%
    78%
    81%
    80%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    72%
    66%
    64%
    60%
    62%
    61%
    63%
    66%
    70%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    9
    8
    6
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.6
    3.4
    3.3
    3.2
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    19
    SE
    19
    SE
    21
    SE
    22
    SE
    23
    SE
    24
    SE
    25
    ESE
    26
    SE
    26
    ESE
    25
    ESE
    24
    ESE
    24
    ESE
    24
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    22
    E
    21
    E
    20
    E
    19
    E
    17
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    33
    35
    36
    39
    41
    43
    46
    48
    49
    51
    52
    50
    49
    50
    49
    48
    47
    46
    45
    44
    41
    40
    38
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    17
    18
    19
    19
    21
    22
    23
    24
    25
    26
    26
    25
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    17
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.4
    1.6
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night 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 Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    7
    ESE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    5
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    36
    35
    35
    34
    33
    32
    31
    29
    26
    23
    21
    19
    17
    16
    13
    13
    13
    13
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    81%
    78%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    72%
    72%
    71%
    67%
    61%
    57%
    55%
    54%
    52%
    52%
    55%
    66%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.3
    2.5
    2.7
    3.0
    3.1
    3.2
    3.2
    3.1
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    13
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    13
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    23
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    27
    30
    31
    33
    34
    35
    35
    34
    34
    33
    33
    33
    32
    32
    32
    32
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    79%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    87%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    15
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.2
    2.3
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    2.7
    2.7
    2.8
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (21 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Drizzle
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    27
    29
    31
    31
    29
    28
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    93%
    92%
    94%
    96%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    15
    17
    18
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.0
    3.3
    3.5
    3.5
    3.4
    3.3
    3.1
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    16
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    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 Drizzle Mist Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    SW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    27
    27
    30
    32
    29
    26
    27
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    91%
    86%
    91%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 16 February

    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 16 February

    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 16 February

    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 16 February

    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 17 February

    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 17 February

    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 17 February

    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 17 February

    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 18 February

    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 18 February

    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 18 February

    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 18 February

    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 19 February

    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 19 February

    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 19 February

    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 19 February

    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 20 February

    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 20 February

    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 20 February

    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 20 February

    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 21 February

    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 21 February

    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 21 February

    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 21 February

    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 22 February

    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 22 February

    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 22 February

    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 22 February

    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:

    Windy with showers today, frost possible tonight, then fine tomorrow.

    Today:

    A changeable day consisting of cloudy periods, occasional sunny spells and showers. These may be heavy with a chance of hail, but may ease somewhat later. Windy and relatively mild. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Tonight:

    Heavy showers continuing this evening with hail possible, though these becoming mainly restricted to Devon and Cornwall overnight. Winds slowly easing allowing patchy frost and ice in eastern counties. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Generally dry although the odd shower is possible in west Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Hazy sunshine at times, mainly in the east. Somewhat colder but much lighter winds. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Strong southeasterly winds on Wednesday, with rain in places and snow possible over higher ground. Mainly fine on Thursday with some sunshine. Southerly winds freshening on Friday with rain later.

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