Newquay (Cornwall) tide times

The hero block shows the next high tide at Newquay in UK local time (BST or GMT depending on season), height above MSL. The 7-day table covers daily highs and lows. For surf-specific timing, low-tide windows at Fistral are shorter than the rest of the cycle because of the size of the swing.

The Atlantic tide enters the Bristol Channel and the south-west approaches with significant range, and Cornwall's north coast sits on the western edge of this. Mean range at Newquay is about 4.5 metres, spring tides reach close to 7 metres. That's roughly three times the swing at Sydney Harbour and twice that of San Diego. The Bristol Channel itself is one of the world's biggest tidal-range systems — Avonmouth peaks above 12 metres on the largest spring tides.

Open-Meteo Marine, a global ocean-grid model. The UK Hydrographic Office publishes the authoritative harmonic predictions for British waters via its Admiralty TotalTide product. Those are navigation-grade. Open-Meteo's data is useful for daily planning around Newquay but is not a substitute for Admiralty data when piloting.

The Gannel south of Newquay drains almost completely on each low tide, and water returns over a roughly four-hour incoming tide window. Paddleboarders and kayakers usually launch on the second half of the flood, peak at high water, and head back on the early ebb. The tide table on this page flags each high; allow at least an hour either side of the highest water for comfortable paddling above the channel.

No. For piloting on Cornwall's north coast use UK Hydrographic Office Admiralty charts and tide tables, plus the latest UK navigational warnings. Open-Meteo's gridded predictions are general-planning data, not a navigational source.