Widemouth Bay, Cornwall Weather
About Widemouth Bay, Cornwall
Salt-thickened air defines the character of Widemouth Bay, where the Atlantic pulse dictates the daily rhythm of the shoreline. It lies 2.9 miles south of Bude (from Bude: bearing 188°T, OS grid SS 200 020), and is situated north-north-west of Poundstock village. Widemouth Sand stretches out as a vast, firm expanse of golden grit, drawing the tide back to reveal rock pools that mirror the shifting, bruised colours of a Cornish sky. Beyond the immediate reach of the breaking surf, the landscape rises into rugged cliff paths that have weathered the assault of centuries. Ancient markers, such as the two bowl barrows east of Lower and Higher Longbeak, stand as silent, grassy sentinels observing the slow erosion of the coast. To the south, the Wanson Water trickles towards the sea, carving a quiet path through fields that have long supported the local agricultural backbone. The light here possesses a singular clarity, sharpening the edges of the dark shales and sandstones that fracture the beach into dramatic, jagged strata. Visitors often find that the horizon possesses a weight, a heavy blue line that anchors the mind against the restless movement of the ocean.
Flight conditions near Widemouth Bay. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Widemouth Bay and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Widemouth Bay, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Widemouth Bay, Cornwall, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Widemouth Bay includes coordinates 50.789851, -4.554575, in the county of Cornwall, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Widemouth Bay is available on the Widemouth Bay map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Cornwall weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.