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Pentewan Sands (Beach) (Cornwall) weather

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Forecast days

Heavy rain changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Pentewan Sands (Beach)

    Today (20 December 2025)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy rain Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    90%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    20
    S
    15
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    32
    29
    28
    27
    23
    20
    Visibility
    M
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    85%
    82%
    80%
    81%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    20
    16
    13
    13
    13
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.8
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 December 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 Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    8
    S
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    E
    8
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    15
    16
    14
    13
    12
    12
    13
    12
    14
    12
    12
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    92%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    11
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    10
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 December 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 Light rain Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    7
    N
    8
    N
    7
    N
    6
    N
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    12
    11
    11
    10
    11
    12
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    93%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 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 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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    7
    NE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    11
    10
    11
    12
    13
    12
    12
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    20
    21
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 December 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <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°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    24
    24
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    27
    28
    29
    28
    28
    28
    27
    27
    27
    27
    28
    29
    29
    29
    29
    29
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    78%
    76%
    73%
    69%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (25 December 2025)
    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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    16
    NE
    15
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    26
    28
    27
    24
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    67%
    67%
    76%
    79%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    13
    14
    16
    15
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.6
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (26 December 2025)
    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 Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    16
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    76%
    77%
    84%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Mevagissey tidal station which is 1.5 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:

    Further spells of rain and showers. Winds gradually easing.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Outbreaks of heavy rain and blustery winds will spread eastwards through the evening. Drier overnight, with a mixture of clear spells and scattered showers. Winds tending to ease. Turning chilly where skies remain clear, with some fog patches forming. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Sunday:

    After a bright start, cloud and showery outbreaks of rain will move up from the south as the day progresses. Feeling chilly under cloudy skies. Staying breezy around the coasts. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Often cloudy and dull through this period with some rain and drizzle possible at first. Gradually turning colder and possibly brighter with an easterly breeze developing.

    Updated:

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