Widemouth Sand (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 intervals.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next high tide (7.3m) at

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    8 day forecast for Widemouth Sand (Beach)

    Today (2 April 2025)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    16°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    20
    ESE
    18
    E
    14
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    E
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    27
    20
    18
    21
    23
    24
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    54%
    61%
    64%
    65%
    72%
    71%
    66%
    UV 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    20
    18
    14
    11
    10
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 April 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    16
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    19
    E
    20
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    27
    27
    28
    30
    32
    34
    36
    36
    34
    33
    32
    32
    29
    27
    25
    23
    21
    20
    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
    67%
    68%
    71%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    68%
    65%
    63%
    63%
    68%
    76%
    82%
    80%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    17
    17
    18
    17
    18
    18
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    17
    15
    13
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    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
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 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 day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    19°
    20°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    13
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    14
    E
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    17
    20
    28
    31
    27
    20
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    90%
    90%
    82%
    66%
    54%
    62%
    66%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    11
    13
    17
    17
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    12°
    18°
    20°
    17°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    19
    E
    18
    E
    16
    E
    11
    E
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    29
    30
    32
    31
    28
    20
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    64%
    69%
    73%
    66%
    60%
    55%
    61%
    70%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    18
    18
    19
    18
    16
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    16°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    15
    E
    16
    E
    17
    E
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    E
    9
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    27
    27
    24
    22
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    62%
    66%
    72%
    64%
    54%
    50%
    57%
    64%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    15
    14
    13
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    13°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    NE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    16
    10
    7
    8
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    68%
    70%
    66%
    70%
    74%
    74%
    65%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    8
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    15°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    4
    E
    4
    ENE
    5
    E
    7
    E
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    7
    8
    11
    14
    13
    11
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    67%
    71%
    66%
    69%
    70%
    73%
    75%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    9
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    7
    8
    10
    12
    14
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    78%
    76%
    73%
    72%
    75%
    77%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 2 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 2 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 2 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 2 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 3 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 3 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 3 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 3 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 4 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 4 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 4 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 4 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 5 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 5 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 5 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 5 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 6 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 6 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 6 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 6 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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 April

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Bude tidal station which is 2.9 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:

    Cloudier on Thursday with a few showers possible. Rather windy.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Plenty of early evening sunshine, then generally dry overnight with clear periods. Turning somewhat cloudier by the morning, with a chance of scattered light showers moving in from the south. Staying breezy in places and rather windy in coastal regions. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Thursday:

    Showers across Cornwall, Devon and Dorset, these perhaps spreading to remaining counties later. Some places staying dry. Sunniest and warmest in eastern counties. Brisk easterly winds developing, windiest on coasts. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Cloudier to begin with on Friday but sunny and warm later. Often sunny over the weekend with some cloud at times and not quite as warm. Brisk easterly winds continuing.

    Updated:

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