While most beaches in Newquay have RNLI lifeguards working during the summer months, a couple of the smaller coves have no lifeguard cover at all. The dates that beaches have lifeguards available is variable.
Below is a list of the Newquay beaches with RNLI lifeguard cover and the dates for 2016:
- Fistral Beach: 25 March – 30 October 2016;
Volunteers patrol Fistral Beach at weekends in November 2016 - Great Western Beach: 21 May – 25 September 2016
- Lusty Glaze: 9 July – 4 September 2016
- Porth Beach: 21 May – 25 September 2016
- Tolcarne Beach: 21 May – 25 September 2016
- Towan Beach: 30 April – 25 September 2016
Newquay Beaches Without RNLI Lifeguards in 2016:
- Little Fistral Beach: No lifeguard cover by the RNLI
- Whipsiderry Beach: No lifeguard cover by the RNLI
Beaches Just Outside Newquay Town:
- Crantock Beach: 21 May – 25 September 2016
- Crantock River: 9 July – 4 September 2016
- Watergate Bay Beach: 30 April – 25 September 2016
There is a full list of RNLI Lifeguarded Beaches on the RNLI website: RNLI Lifeguards, 2016