Porthcurno (Beach) (Cornwall) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Forecast days

Sunny.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• Beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should go on the water with an instructor or a more experienced person • novice surfers seek expert advice

Tide: Next high tide (4.9m) at

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    8 day forecast for Porthcurno (Beach)

    Today (18 May 2025)
    Time
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    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    7
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    4
    SE
    5
    NE
    5
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    11
    10
    9
    9
    11
    12
    14
    14
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    UV 1 1 2 3 4 6 7 7 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    10
    7
    5
    4
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NE
    7
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    12
    10
    9
    10
    9
    12
    14
    16
    18
    19
    19
    21
    20
    18
    16
    14
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    74%
    72%
    74%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 7 7 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    11
    9
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NNW
    7
    SW
    9
    W
    8
    NW
    8
    NNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    9
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    78%
    UV - - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    9
    8
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    6
    NW
    7
    NW
    8
    WNW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    13
    13
    15
    14
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    82%
    82%
    79%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    81%
    UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    8
    10
    11
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NW
    10
    W
    11
    WNW
    12
    NW
    13
    NNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    17
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    81%
    82%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NW
    10
    N
    11
    NNW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    13
    12
    16
    17
    16
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    78%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    75%
    77%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    11
    W
    10
    WSW
    10
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    14
    16
    17
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    87%
    86%
    90%
    86%
    82%
    81%
    83%
    UV - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    20
    20
    22
    21
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    85%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    80%
    81%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Dry with plenty of warm sunshine. Light winds.

    Today:

    Early mist and low cloud will soon lift and burn away to give another fine and dry day with plenty of sunny spells. Feeling warm in the sunshine with light winds and high UV levels. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Tonight:

    A fine end to the day, with evening sunshine. Staying dry with clear skies overnight. Chance of some low cloud developing by dawn. Locally chilly in rural spots. Light winds. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Monday:

    Early cloud will soon clear to give another fine and mostly dry day, with warm sunny spells. Risk of isolated showers, perhaps heavy and thundery in places. Light winds. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Staying largely fine and mostly dry, with warm sunny spells throughout. Chance of showers, perhaps heavy and thundery, Tuesday. Clear skies overnight and turning locally in rural areas. Light winds.

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