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 intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next low tide (m) at

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    7 day forecast for Porthcurno (Beach)

    Today (23 June 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    UV 3 4 5 6 7 7 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 June 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    96%
    98%
    98%
    99%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 5 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    12
    11
    10
    11
    13
    14
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    UV - - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    9
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Light rain Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    18
    22
    23
    25
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    13
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.4
    1.6
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.9
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    7
    9
    9
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (27 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    WSW
    15
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    31
    28
    27
    25
    23
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    20
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    14
    WSW
    13
    SW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    91%
    92%
    94%
    93%
    95%
    96%
    UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    11
    12
    13
    12
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (29 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSW
    10
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    UV - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 23 June

    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 23 June

    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 23 June

    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 23 June

    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 24 June

    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 24 June

    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 24 June

    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 24 June

    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 25 June

    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 25 June

    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 25 June

    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 25 June

    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 26 June

    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 26 June

    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 26 June

    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 26 June

    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 27 June

    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 27 June

    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 27 June

    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 27 June

    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 28 June

    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 28 June

    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 28 June

    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 28 June

    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 29 June

    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 29 June

    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 29 June

    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 29 June

    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.

    UK video forecast

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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Sunny spells and isolated showers, feeling fresher.

    Today:

    A bright start for most with plenty of sunny spells. A few scattered showers are possible at first, but these easing during the afternoon. Near normal temperatures, though rather breezy, especially at the coasts and over hills. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Tonight:

    Clear spells to start, before cloud thickens from the west overnight, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle arriving into Cornwall during the early hours. Remaining breezy. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A cloudier start on Tuesday with patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle, turning persistent over west-facing hills. Some brighter spells developing by late afternoon, and winds gradually easing. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Sunny spells and scattered showers on Wednesday. Rather cloudy on Thursday with rain spreading eastwards later into Friday. Increasingly windy by Friday, and temperatures around or a little above average.

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    UK long range weather forecast

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