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

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (5.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for St Ives - Porthmeor (Beach)

    Today (1 July 2025)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    20
    20
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    91%
    89%
    UV 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 July 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NW
    14
    NW
    16
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    WNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    21
    24
    27
    28
    27
    27
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    20
    18
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    75%
    74%
    71%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    71%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 8 8 8 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    14
    16
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    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 Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    NW
    7
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    12
    14
    14
    15
    15
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    77%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    67%
    67%
    73%
    UV - - - 1 5 8 5 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    8
    7
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    6
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    14°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    14°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WSW
    4
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    11
    W
    12
    W
    12
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    8
    9
    12
    16
    18
    17
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    76%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    UV - - 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    4
    7
    11
    12
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    24
    25
    23
    21
    20
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    83%
    89%
    92%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    UV - - 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    15
    15
    16
    16
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.6
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Drizzle Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    15
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    19
    20
    22
    23
    23
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    17
    NW
    18
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NW
    16
    NW
    14
    NW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    26
    26
    24
    24
    23
    20
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    83%
    83%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    UV - - 1 4 7 5 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 1 July

    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 1 July

    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 1 July

    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 1 July

    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 2 July

    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 2 July

    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 2 July

    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 2 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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.

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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Feeling fresher and turning brighter.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A band of cloud will edge eastwards across the region during the evening, this breaking up to leave a fine night with clear spells developing from the west. Remaining fairly warm in light winds, but feeling fresher than of late. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Wednesday looks set to be a largely dry day with a fair amount of sunshine. Perhaps an isolated light shower developing, mainly in the west. Feeling pleasantly warm, but fresher. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    A ridge of high pressure will give a mostly settled day on Thursday, with sunny spells. Gradually clouding over on Friday with damp and breezy conditions spreading east for Saturday.

    Updated:

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