Mounts Bay - Penzance (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.



Forecast days

Light showers changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next high tide (4.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Mounts Bay - Penzance (Beach)

    Today (25 March 2026)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    50%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    43
    42
    40
    38
    36
    35
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    67%
    65%
    62%
    64%
    61%
    UV 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 March 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    W
    6
    W
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    33
    32
    31
    31
    30
    29
    28
    26
    24
    22
    21
    21
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    61%
    61%
    62%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    63%
    60%
    57%
    57%
    56%
    56%
    57%
    59%
    64%
    67%
    73%
    77%
    83%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (27 March 2026)
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    NW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    25
    25
    25
    26
    26
    28
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    27
    27
    29
    29
    30
    31
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    96%
    92%
    84%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    75%
    72%
    68%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 March 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    13
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    9
    NW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    30
    30
    29
    31
    33
    33
    31
    30
    30
    30
    29
    27
    27
    26
    25
    24
    23
    22
    22
    21
    22
    21
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    63%
    65%
    67%
    67%
    62%
    58%
    55%
    55%
    54%
    54%
    54%
    54%
    55%
    56%
    63%
    68%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    9
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    9
    9
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (29 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    WNW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    20
    22
    25
    27
    29
    31
    33
    35
    36
    37
    37
    39
    39
    40
    39
    39
    37
    36
    35
    34
    35
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    78%
    84%
    89%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    13
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    7
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (30 March 2026)
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    33
    33
    33
    33
    32
    30
    29
    26
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    92%
    87%
    83%
    79%
    81%
    91%
    94%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (31 March 2026)
    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%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    27
    27
    29
    30
    29
    26
    24
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    94%
    92%
    85%
    84%
    88%
    90%
    UV - - 1 1 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 25 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Penzance (Newlyn) tidal station which is 2.3 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:

    Showers fading. Turning chilly under clear skies.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Showers continuing for a time overnight before fading towards dawn as winds also ease. Turning chilly under clear spells with pockets of frost possible in the east. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Thursday:

    A chilly and sunny start with cloud building throughout the day but remaining largely dry until rain arrives later in the evening. Feeling less chilly thanks to lighter winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Dull and damp on Friday with outbreaks of rain, though also briefly milder. Brighter on Saturday with sunny spells and blustery showers. Further rain possible on Sunday.

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