Overview

Widemouth Bay is a large sandy beach south of Bude in North Cornwall. Exposed to the Atlantic, it receives westerly swells and SW winds. Popular for surfing and kiting.

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Spot forecast for Widemouth Bay

Sunrise 07:49 · Sunset 18:16

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 5.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:38 · 5.2 m Low tide 06:56 · 3.2 m High tide 13:27 · 5.4 m Low tide 19:51 · 3.1 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:18 · 5.4 m Low tide 08:20 · 3 m High tide 14:49 · 5.8 m Low tide 21:04 · 2.7 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:23 · 5.8 m Low tide 09:25 · 2.5 m High tide 15:43 · 6.3 m Low tide 21:57 · 2.2 m
Friday 23 October High tide 04:09 · 6.4 m Low tide 10:14 · 2 m High tide 16:25 · 6.8 m Low tide 22:40 · 1.6 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:48 · 6.9 m Low tide 10:57 · 1.5 m High tide 17:04 · 7.3 m Low tide 23:19 · 1.2 m

Widemouth Bay: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

304h

in July · 27 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in July: 25 rideable days a month and 304 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is January, at 15 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 62%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 62% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is February, with 144 mm.

Monthly averages: Widemouth Bay

Monthly averages — Widemouth Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	15.0	131 h	8 °C	120 mm
February	18.5	191 h	10 °C	144 mm
March	17.5	153 h	12 °C	74 mm
April	19.0	190 h	14 °C	102 mm
May	18.0	190 h	17 °C	64 mm
June	25.0	319 h	17 °C	59 mm
July	27.0	304 h	19 °C	78 mm
August	24.0	313 h	20 °C	45 mm
September	18.5	192 h	17 °C	129 mm
October	20.0	169 h	15 °C	113 mm
November	16.0	140 h	12 °C	109 mm
December	18.0	156 h	10 °C	98 mm

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Technical details of Widemouth Bay spot

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: SSE, S, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

Parking

Paid car park at the beachfront. Good capacity.

Hazards

Powerful waves. Rip currents. Rocks at the extremities. Reduced beach at high tide.

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