Watergate Beach

Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Paid parking

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:12 pm

8 am
0.6
67 km/h42 mph wind, Poor

9 am
0.6
63 km/h39 mph wind, Poor

10 am
0.7
63 km/h39 mph wind, Poor

11 am
0.9
60 km/h37 mph wind, Poor

12 pm
1.2
58 km/h36 mph wind, Poor

1 pm
1.3
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor

2 pm
1.4
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor

3 pm
1.6
56 km/h35 mph wind, Poor

4 pm
1.6
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor

5 pm
1.5
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor

6 pm
1.3
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 13°C56°F
Water: 15°C60°F
Wind: 3924 km/hmph N
Gusts: 6440 km/hmph
Waves: 3.3 m11 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 100%
Sunset: 6:12 pm

Today

0.6Poor8 am6742

0.6Poor9 am6339

0.7Poor10 am6339

0.9Poor11 am6037

1.2Poor12 pm5836

1.3Poor1 pm5333

1.4Poor2 pm5232

1.6Poor3 pm5635

1.6Poor4 pm5232

1.5Poor5 pm5132

1.3Poor6 pm5031

Sat

1.3Poor8 am2314

1.2Poor9 am2315

0.7Poor10 am3723

0.6Poor11 am3623

0.6Poor12 pm3924

0.4Poor1 pm4528

0.4Poor2 pm4930

0.4Poor3 pm5232

0.7Poor4 pm6138

0.7Poor5 pm5936

0.7Poor6 pm5736

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 9 am, -2.5 m8 ft
High 4 pm, 1.9 m6 ft
Low 10 pm, -3.0 m10 ft
High 4 am, 2.0 m7 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sun2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 30%
Mon1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 83%
Tue2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h26 mph, rain 64%
Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 18%
Thu4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 14%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Watergate Beach

Watergate Beach is a sandy beach located in Cornwall, England, UK. It is near the village of Tregurrian, approximately 0.8 miles away. OpenStreetMap lists a food establishment within 0.62 miles of the beach.

From Wikipedia

Watergate Beach is a two-mile-long stretch of sandy beach on the Atlantic coast of north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in Watergate Bay two miles north of Newquay on the B3276 road to Padstow near the village of Tregurrian.
The beach has toilets, a shop and cafe. It is popular for water sports, especially surfing and also for kite-flying and sand art. In May, 2007, the beach hosted the English National Surfing Championships.

Source: Watergate Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

Restrooms460 m0.3 mi away
Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi. Listed as paid
Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 330 m0.2 mi
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 470 m0.3 miThe Phoenix
Nearest town: 1.3 km0.8 miTregurrian (village)
Nearest airport: 59 km37 miLand's End Airport (LEQ)

Nearby places

The Beach HutFood and drink
330 m0.2 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Stem1.4 km0.9 mi north away
1.6 Poor later
Whipsiderry Beach1.7 km1.0 mi south-west away
1.6 Poor later
Beacon Cove1.8 km1.1 mi north away
1.6 Poor later
Porth Beach2.4 km1.5 mi south-west away
1.6 Poor later
Dunes2.7 km1.7 mi north away
1.6 Poor later