Watergate Beach
Newquay, United Kingdom · sea 16.5 °C at its warmest, in August
Photo: Simon Huguet · CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Warmest sea16.5 °C in August
- Coolest sea9.4 °C in March
- ShoreBeach
- Country🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Coordinates50.4440, -5.0400
Sea temperature month by month
Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020.
About
Watergate Beach is a two-mile-long stretch of sandy beach on the Atlantic coast of north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
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Questions
How warm is the sea at Watergate Beach?
The sea off Watergate Beach averages 16.5 °C at its warmest, in August, and 9.4 °C at its coolest. These are monthly means from NOAA's OISST v2.1 satellite and buoy record for 1991 to 2020, sampled at the beach's own coordinates.
When can you swim at Watergate Beach?
The sea here never averages 20 °C in any month, so swimming means cold water all year. Some people do it anyway.
Where is Watergate Beach?
Watergate Beach is on the coast of Newquay, United Kingdom, at 50.4440, -5.0400. The globe on this site flies straight to it.