Harlyn Bay beach is a good all-round family beach, great sand, safe paddling beach, surfing, rock pools to explore and coastal walks.
Harlyn is near Padstow, to the east of Trevose Head which means it is more protected than those exposed directly to the Atlantic rollers, with another good beach option with a similar aspect being its neighbour Trevone Bay.
The beach ar Harlyn can get busy in part due to it being what you expect from a Cornish beach.
Facilities at the beach include parking, shop, toilets, lifeguards in summer and a pub nearby.
Harlyn Bay Beach is dog friendly and allows dogs all year.
Water samples are taken at regular intervals during the bathing season and at the end of the season the water quality is classified as:
Excellent: the highest classification meaning the water is cleanest
Good: generally good water quality
Sufficient: meets minimum standards
Poor: You are advised not to swim. The beach will stay open and an action plan should be in place to improve the water quality.
Our weather forecast for Padstow in Cornwall
Today (Friday, Feb 26)
Expect a temperature in the range 4.9℃ to 8.3℃ with a wind speed 0.5 m/sec (NNW)
Saturday, Feb 27
Expect a temperature in the range 4.2℃ to 5.6℃ with a wind speed 1.6 m/sec (SE)
Sunday, Feb 28
Expect a temperature in the range 4.3℃ to 4.5℃ with a wind speed 2.5 m/sec (ENE)
Monday, Mar 01
Expect a temperature in the range 5.3℃ to 6.5℃ with a wind speed 5.2 m/sec (E)
Tuesday, Mar 02
Expect a temperature in the range 6.7℃ to 6.9℃ with a wind speed 9.7 m/sec (ESE)
Wednesday, Mar 03
Expect a temperature in the range 7.3℃ to 8.9℃ with a wind speed 2.6 m/sec (SSW)
Thursday, Mar 04
Expect a temperature in the range 6.3℃ to 7.7℃ with a wind speed 2 m/sec (NNE)
Weather forecast from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK
Tides
Our tide forecast for Harlyn Bay Beach in Cornwall.
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St Georges Cove Beach is the closest beach to Padstow and accessible by traveling north along the coast path. This is a sandy cove facing out into the Camel Estuary and at low tide it is possible to walk along a single stretch of sand from St George’s Cove through Harbour Cove and on to Hawkers Cove. The beach is sheltered as Read more…
Booby’s Bay is a wide sandy beach with many rock pools and popular with more experienced surfers, although no beach available at high tide. Access to the beach is by climbing down from the coast path or walking along the beach at low tide. Park at Treyarnon Bay or Constantine Bay (limited) and walk the coast path to Booby’s Bay. Read more…
Stepper Point sits at the Western tip of Camel estuary by Padstow in Cornwall, and rises to 74m (242ft) at its highest point. You get some pretty spectacular scenery here on the South West Coast path. Some high cliffs with hidden bays and covers below. Most being too risky to climb down to. If you were to start off in Read more…
The Trevone Bay Cafe and Shop sits behind the beach by the car park. You will find a cafe, shop and can hire to you wet suits, surf boards, kayaks and bodyboards. The bay can be a little rough and the shop is always on hand to offer advice on the conditions. Read more…
Hawkers Cove beach is an unspoilt beach that as the tide goes out becomes a wide sandy beach which at its lowest point extends across the estuary mouth towards Trebetherick Point, but at high tide the beach all but disappears. You can access the beach from the coast path. Best parking option is at Harbour Cove, in a field down Read more…
The Harlyn Surf School is set on Harlyn Bay beach and offers a choice of watersports activities: Surf lessons Stand up paddleboarding (SUP) Coasteering Sea kayaking We offer individual or group lessons and have a wide range of kit available for hire. Read more…
Daymer Bay is a sandy beach on the Camel estuary with rock pools to the north of the bay. At low tide the sand stretches south to Rock to form a large expanse of sand backed by sand dunes and a golf course. Beach is good for swimming with shallow water. This wide sandy beach is very sheltered and at high Read more…
Harbour Cove is a crescent sandy beach that becomes very large at low tide. The beach is a north facing beach within the Camel estuary and a good quieter alternative to the Atlantic facing Padstow beaches. The beach is also known as Tregirls beach. No facilities and parking is in a field down a rough track from the road and Read more…
The wide sandy beach at Constantine Bay is defined by the low headlands and rocky islands that head out to sea and is backed by large dunes which have been planted with marram grass to help stabilize them. At low tide you have plenty of rockpools to explore. One of the most popular surfing beaches on this stretch of North Read more…
Trevone Bay is a large gentle shelving sandy beach protected by cliffs on either side, the bay also has a number of alcoves which can provide some natural protection from any wind. You need to be careful of the surf as it can be rough and we would suggest only entering into the water whilst the lifeguards are present or Read more…
Trevose Head lighthouse’s light is situated on the north-west extremity of the head, with gigantic cliffs of grey granite rising sheer from the sea to a height of 150 feet or more. The headland is managed by the National Trust and offers large car parks and some nice walks with spectacular coastal scenery. Read more…
A nice big beach although does not have a lot of facilities. We only visited as this is east facing and some of the other beaches were a bit too rough to take out bodyboards. You do need to put up with a few dogs running around.
Harlyn Bay Beach is dog friendly and allows dogs all year.
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A nice big beach although does not have a lot of facilities. We only visited as this is east facing and some of the other beaches were a bit too rough to take out bodyboards. You do need to put up with a few dogs running around.