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

Heavy rain changing to sunny by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (5.6m) at

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    6 day forecast for Porthcurno (Beach)

    Tomorrow (19 October 2025)
    Time
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    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    20%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    26
    SSE
    27
    S
    28
    S
    28
    S
    28
    S
    27
    SSW
    24
    SW
    19
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    37
    39
    40
    42
    44
    43
    44
    40
    33
    22
    18
    18
    20
    22
    23
    25
    26
    27
    28
    30
    33
    34
    36
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    24
    24
    25
    26
    26
    27
    28
    29
    27
    24
    20
    16
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.2
    2.4
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    2.9
    2.8
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (20 October 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 Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    70%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    23
    SW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    27
    SW
    27
    SW
    28
    SW
    29
    SW
    30
    WSW
    30
    WSW
    30
    WSW
    30
    W
    30
    W
    30
    W
    29
    W
    28
    W
    28
    W
    28
    W
    28
    W
    27
    W
    26
    W
    25
    W
    24
    W
    23
    W
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    40
    42
    43
    44
    47
    48
    47
    48
    48
    49
    47
    47
    47
    46
    44
    42
    41
    39
    37
    35
    34
    30
    28
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    25
    26
    27
    27
    28
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    29
    29
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    24
    23
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.4
    2.6
    2.7
    2.9
    3.1
    3.2
    3.4
    3.5
    3.8
    4.0
    4.0
    4.0
    3.9
    3.8
    3.7
    3.6
    3.5
    3.3
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    2.8
    2.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (21 October 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    WNW
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    11
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    30
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    29
    29
    29
    28
    27
    26
    24
    22
    21
    19
    17
    16
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (22 October 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    S
    17
    S
    18
    SSW
    19
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    17
    19
    20
    19
    21
    23
    20
    20
    23
    23
    25
    26
    26
    26
    24
    25
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    24
    24
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.8
    2.1
    2.4
    2.7
    2.9
    3.3
    4.0
    4.4
    4.2
    4.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (23 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    26
    W
    28
    W
    29
    W
    27
    W
    27
    W
    27
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    30
    40
    37
    36
    36
    36
    32
    28
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    71%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    25
    26
    27
    27
    26
    26
    25
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    4.2
    4.4
    4.7
    4.8
    4.2
    3.6
    3.4
    3.3
    3.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (24 October 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    21
    NW
    19
    NW
    18
    NNW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    29
    26
    24
    25
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    UV - - - 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 19 October

    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 19 October

    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 19 October

    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 19 October

    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 20 October

    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 20 October

    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 20 October

    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 20 October

    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 21 October

    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 21 October

    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 21 October

    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 21 October

    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 22 October

    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 22 October

    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 22 October

    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 22 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 24 October

    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 24 October

    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 24 October

    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 24 October

    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:

    Wet and windy, but turning drier later.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    South-easterly winds freshening this evening with showery outbreaks of rain moving eastwards. Turning increasingly wet and windy overnight with some heavy and persistent rain by dawn. Coastal gales possible at times. Mild. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Sunday:

    A wet and windy start with heaviest rain gradually clearing eastwards. Turning brighter from the west, though quickly followed by showers, which may turn heavy. Winds easing for a time. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Windy on Monday with heavy and blustery showers and sunny spells. Fewer showers on Tuesday but staying changeable on Wednesday with further wet and windy weather possible. Temperatures around average.

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