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Watergate Bay (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

Sunny.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
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    7 day forecast for Watergate Bay (Beach)

    Today (7 July 2025)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    24
    22
    21
    21
    21
    22
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    61%
    64%
    65%
    67%
    73%
    77%
    84%
    86%
    UV 5 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    15
    14
    13
    11
    10
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 July 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    11
    NW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    N
    9
    N
    8
    N
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    NW
    5
    NW
    4
    NW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    11
    9
    7
    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
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    83%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    68%
    69%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    71%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    85%
    87%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 3 4 5 6 7 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    6
    5
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 July 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 Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    3
    WNW
    3
    W
    3
    W
    5
    WNW
    7
    NW
    8
    NW
    6
    NNW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    8
    12
    15
    14
    12
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    91%
    94%
    93%
    86%
    78%
    79%
    84%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 3 7 5 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    7
    8
    6
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    15°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    15°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    3
    NE
    4
    NE
    3
    NW
    4
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    N
    6
    NE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    11
    12
    11
    8
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    95%
    92%
    72%
    62%
    64%
    73%
    89%
    UV - - 1 5 8 5 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    4
    6
    7
    6
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (11 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    16°
    23°
    25°
    25°
    24°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    16°
    22°
    24°
    24°
    23°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    4
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    5
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    E
    7
    E
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    10
    13
    14
    14
    11
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    84%
    76%
    55%
    43%
    43%
    52%
    75%
    UV - - 1 5 8 5 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    5
    9
    10
    9
    7
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (12 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    19°
    23°
    25°
    25°
    24°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    18°
    22°
    24°
    24°
    23°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    SE
    9
    SE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    8
    16
    19
    21
    20
    14
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    74%
    64%
    57%
    55%
    62%
    85%
    UV - - 1 5 8 5 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    9
    10
    10
    9
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (13 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    18°
    22°
    24°
    24°
    22°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    18°
    21°
    23°
    23°
    21°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    7
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SSE
    10
    S
    9
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    8
    17
    21
    21
    19
    15
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    91%
    85%
    74%
    68%
    67%
    73%
    88%
    UV - - 1 5 8 5 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 2.7 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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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mostly dry and turning increasingly warm this week.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    It will be a dry evening and night with patchy cloud and some decent clear periods. Turning a little chilly in some rural spots as winds slowly ease. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Tuesday will be a fine day with lots of sunshine, though patchy cloud may turn this hazy across the west of the region. Feeling pleasantly warm in gentle winds. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Some cloud is expected on Wednesday and Thursday, though it should stay largely dry with sunshine at times, this perhaps more prevalent on Friday. Light winds, and becoming increasingly warm.

    Updated:

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