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Widemouth Sands

Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Widemouth Sands 1 photo

  • The Northern Beach on Widemouth Sand, near to Widemouth Bay, Cornwall, Great Britain. Taken late afternoon in September.

    The Northern Beach on Widemouth Sand, near to Widemouth Bay, Cornwall, Great Britain. Taken late afternoon in September.. Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:09 pm
8 am
0.7
57 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
Now
0.7
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
57 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.8
54 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.9
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.0
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.1
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.4
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.3
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.4
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.3
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Widemouth Sands.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
10°C51°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
5534 km/hmph NW
Gusts
10464 km/hmph
Waves
5.0 m16 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:09 pm
Today
0.7Poor8 am5735
0.7PoorNow5534
0.7Poor10 am5735
0.8Poor11 am5434
0.9Poor12 pm5333
1.0Poor1 pm5232
1.1Poor2 pm5031
1.4Poor3 pm5031
1.3Poor4 pm4528
1.4Poor5 pm4528
1.3Poor6 pm4528
Sat
1.6Poor8 am1811
1.4Poor9 am1912
0.8Poor10 am2616
0.7Poor11 am3019
0.8Poor12 pm2717
0.4Poor1 pm3119
0.4Poor2 pm3623
0.4Poor3 pm3924
0.4Poor4 pm4930
0.8Poor5 pm5232
0.8Poor6 pm5132
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -2.6 m. High at 4 pm, 2.2 m. Low at 10 pm, -3.2 m. High at 4 am, 2.2 mLow 10 am, -2.6 m9 ftHigh 4 pm, 2.2 m7 ftLow 10 pm, -3.2 m11 ftHigh 4 am, 2.2 m7 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 10 am, -2.6 m9 ft
  • High 4 pm, 2.2 m7 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -3.2 m11 ft
  • High 4 am, 2.2 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.

  • Sun2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 40%
  • Mon1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 85%
  • Tue1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 62%
  • Wed4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 20%
  • Thu3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 13%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms250 m820 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m830 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 210 m680 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
250 m810 ft
Nearest town
360 m0.2 miWidemouth Bay (village)
Nearest airport
81 km50 miExeter Airport (EXT)

Nearby places

  • Widemouth Bay CafeFood and drink
    210 m680 ft
  • Gerry’s Ice Creams & Snack BarFood and drink
    450 m0.3 mi

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

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