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
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (5.8m) at

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    8 day forecast for Porthcurno (Beach)

    Today (2 April 2025)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    23
    E
    23
    E
    22
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    35
    32
    28
    28
    28
    28
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    UV 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    23
    23
    22
    20
    19
    19
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 April 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    23
    E
    24
    E
    24
    E
    24
    E
    24
    E
    25
    E
    26
    E
    25
    ESE
    25
    ESE
    24
    ESE
    23
    SE
    20
    SE
    18
    SE
    16
    ESE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    30
    30
    31
    32
    32
    33
    34
    36
    36
    38
    36
    37
    37
    38
    37
    37
    36
    33
    32
    24
    25
    23
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    20
    18
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.3
    2.2
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    E
    13
    E
    15
    E
    17
    E
    19
    E
    20
    E
    20
    ENE
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    22
    24
    27
    31
    32
    30
    31
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    91%
    93%
    93%
    88%
    81%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    15
    17
    19
    20
    20
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.5
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.4
    1.5
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 April 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    22
    E
    23
    E
    24
    E
    23
    E
    24
    E
    22
    E
    20
    E
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    34
    36
    35
    34
    32
    29
    32
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    81%
    84%
    82%
    78%
    75%
    72%
    75%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    20
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 April 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    21
    E
    22
    E
    22
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    20
    E
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    34
    34
    33
    30
    31
    26
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    78%
    84%
    80%
    77%
    73%
    71%
    74%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.7
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    7
    7
    7
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 April 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    15
    E
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    14
    E
    13
    E
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    26
    25
    25
    24
    22
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    72%
    73%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    15
    16
    14
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    9
    7
    6
    11
    11
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 April 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    E
    10
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    17
    16
    13
    12
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    75%
    76%
    74%
    77%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 April 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    14
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    79%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudier on Thursday with a few showers possible. Rather windy.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Plenty of early evening sunshine, then generally dry overnight with clear periods. Turning somewhat cloudier by the morning, with a chance of scattered light showers moving in from the south. Staying breezy in places and rather windy in coastal regions. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Thursday:

    Showers across Cornwall, Devon and Dorset, these perhaps spreading to remaining counties later. Some places staying dry. Sunniest and warmest in eastern counties. Brisk easterly winds developing, windiest on coasts. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Cloudier to begin with on Friday but sunny and warm later. Often sunny over the weekend with some cloud at times and not quite as warm. Brisk easterly winds continuing.

    Updated:

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