St Ives - Porthmeor (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

Cloudy changing to heavy rain in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next low tide (1.2m) at

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7 day forecast for St Ives - Porthmeor (Beach)

Today (22 October 2025)
Time
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 Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
40%
20%
20%
10%
10%
20%
50%
60%
80%
80%
80%
70%
50%
60%
80%
90%
Temperature
10°
11°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
10°
11°
11°
12°
12°
11°
11°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
8°
Wind direction and speed
WSW
6
SW
6
SW
6
SSW
6
S
7
S
8
S
9
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
11
E
12
E
11
E
11
ESE
11
SSW
14
Wind gust (mph)
10
9
9
10
12
14
14
15
14
16
15
16
15
15
21
19
Visibility
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
M
M
G
VG
E
VG
M
Humidity
72%
74%
74%
74%
74%
73%
74%
76%
81%
84%
85%
87%
86%
86%
86%
88%
UV 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
6
6
6
6
7
8
9
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (23 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
90%
≥95%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
80%
90%
90%
80%
80%
70%
60%
60%
70%
70%
60%
70%
70%
80%
60%
70%
80%
Temperature (°C)
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
5°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
5°
5°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
20
WNW
22
WNW
23
WNW
25
WNW
26
WNW
27
NW
28
NW
30
NW
32
NW
35
NW
36
NW
36
NW
35
NW
33
NW
31
NW
29
WNW
29
WNW
29
WNW
29
WNW
29
WNW
27
WNW
27
WNW
27
WNW
27
Wind gust (mph)
25
26
29
32
33
34
37
41
48
51
52
52
51
50
47
45
44
43
42
43
42
43
43
42
Visibility (description)
M
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
83%
82%
80%
78%
79%
79%
82%
79%
80%
78%
76%
73%
67%
67%
67%
63%
64%
69%
66%
66%
68%
67%
63%
67%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
20
22
23
25
26
27
28
30
32
35
36
36
35
33
31
29
29
29
29
29
27
27
27
27
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
1.2
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
2.1
2.4
2.6
2.9
3.2
3.3
3.1
2.8
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.7
2.9
3.1
3.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
13
13
13
13
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
12
12
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (24 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 Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
70%
70%
70%
80%
70%
70%
80%
70%
70%
60%
70%
70%
80%
70%
80%
80%
80%
80%
80%
80%
80%
90%
70%
60%
Temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
5°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
26
WNW
26
WNW
26
WNW
26
W
26
W
26
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
26
W
28
W
29
W
29
W
29
W
29
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
29
WNW
28
NW
27
NW
26
Wind gust (mph)
41
41
39
41
40
40
39
40
41
39
40
42
43
43
44
43
42
42
42
42
41
38
37
36
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
69%
69%
68%
70%
68%
66%
69%
69%
67%
67%
67%
67%
69%
68%
70%
71%
71%
71%
72%
71%
74%
73%
72%
70%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
28
29
29
29
29
30
30
30
30
29
28
27
26
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.0
2.9
2.8
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.9
3.0
3.0
3.0
2.9
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.0
2.8
2.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (25 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 Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
60%
60%
60%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
40%
40%
50%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
50%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
11°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
24
NNW
24
NNW
23
NNW
24
NNW
23
NNW
23
NNW
23
NNW
23
NNW
23
NNW
24
NNW
24
NNW
24
NNW
24
NNW
24
NNW
24
NNW
24
NNW
24
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
24
Wind gust (mph)
35
35
35
36
35
33
33
33
35
35
36
36
36
36
37
36
36
36
36
36
36
35
34
34
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
73%
72%
72%
71%
72%
72%
72%
71%
68%
68%
67%
66%
66%
66%
64%
65%
64%
65%
66%
67%
66%
66%
66%
68%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
25
25
25
25
24
24
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.1
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (26 October 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
60%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
50%
50%
50%
50%
60%
60%
60%
50%
50%
50%
40%
30%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
7°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NNW
25
NNW
26
NNW
26
NNW
26
NNW
26
NNW
26
NW
25
NNW
24
NW
23
NW
23
NW
23
NW
22
NW
22
WNW
22
WNW
23
WNW
24
WNW
25
WNW
26
WNW
27
WNW
27
WNW
28
WNW
29
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
31
Wind gust (mph)
35
35
33
34
33
33
31
32
31
30
30
30
31
31
31
32
30
29
29
29
32
34
35
37
38
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
64%
66%
64%
63%
64%
64%
66%
68%
68%
67%
67%
68%
70%
69%
73%
75%
79%
81%
83%
83%
84%
83%
83%
83%
82%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
25
26
27
27
28
29
30
30
31
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.1
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (27 October 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
8°
9°
8°
8°
8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
33
WNW
34
WNW
32
NW
30
WNW
29
WNW
29
WNW
28
WNW
28
Wind gust (mph)
41
41
40
38
38
35
36
34
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
81%
81%
81%
80%
81%
80%
81%
81%
UV - - - 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
33
34
32
30
29
29
28
28
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.8
1.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (28 October 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
12°
12°
11°
12°
13°
13°
12°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
8°
9°
9°
8°
8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
27
WNW
26
WNW
24
WNW
23
W
23
W
23
W
21
WSW
22
Wind gust (mph)
30
28
27
26
26
27
27
24
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
80%
77%
76%
76%
76%
79%
79%
78%
UV - - - 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
27
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.5
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Wednesday 22 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Wednesday 22 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 25 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 25 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 25 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 25 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 26 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 26 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 26 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 26 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 28 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 28 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 28 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 28 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 explained
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Warnings are issued for wind and rain

Yellow National Severe Weather Warnings for wind and rain have been issued for Thursday as a low-pressure system crosses the UK.

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Forecast for 08:00, Wed
Updated 05:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 22 Oct 2025

South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Brighter today, but wet and windy overnight and into tomorrow.

Today:

Sunny spells through this morning with any fog patches clearing by late-morning. Isolated showers developing for a time, but most places staying dry. Heavy rain arriving from the west later this afternoon. Freshening easterly winds. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

A wet evening with persistent and occasionally heavy rain setting in and staying wet overnight. Windy at times with the strongest winds probably developing by dawn. Milder than last night. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Thursday:

A very windy and occasionally wet day with the potential for some disruption. Heavy rain probably clearing to showers. Strong northwesterly winds with gales or severe gales. Feeling much colder. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Showers on Friday, these heavy at times. Brighter with fewer showers and sunny spells on Saturday, then largely dry on Sunday. Windy at times and feeling rather cold.

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