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

Partly cloudy.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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7 day forecast for St Ives - Porthmeor (Beach)

Today (6 January 2026)
Time
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
50%
30%
20%
Temperature
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed
W
20
WNW
20
NW
21
Wind gust (mph)
30
28
29
Visibility
E
E
E
Humidity
83%
73%
69%
UV - - -
Wind direction and speed
21
21
21
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.2
1.4
1.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (7 January 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 Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Drizzle Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
60%
70%
40%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
30%
40%
60%
70%
70%
50%
40%
40%
40%
30%
20%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
22
NW
24
NW
27
NNW
28
NNW
28
NW
27
NW
26
NW
26
NW
25
NW
23
NW
21
NW
19
NW
18
WNW
16
WNW
15
W
12
SW
11
SW
12
SW
15
WSW
18
W
21
W
22
WNW
22
WNW
20
Wind gust (mph)
32
38
40
40
39
38
37
36
33
31
28
26
24
21
20
17
19
21
24
27
30
30
28
26
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
M
M
M
VG
E
E
E
E
Humidity
70%
75%
73%
66%
63%
60%
62%
62%
62%
64%
64%
66%
68%
73%
77%
82%
89%
92%
95%
93%
89%
87%
83%
82%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
22
25
27
28
28
27
26
26
25
23
21
19
18
16
15
13
11
12
14
18
20
22
21
20
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.5
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.1
2.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
6
7
7
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (8 January 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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Heavy shower night
Chance of precipitation
20%
10%
10%
20%
40%
40%
60%
80%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
≥95%
90%
60%
40%
70%
80%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
11°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
19
WNW
17
WNW
15
WNW
14
WNW
12
WNW
10
WSW
8
SSW
7
S
10
SSE
13
SE
14
SSE
17
S
19
SSW
22
SSW
25
SSW
29
SW
31
SW
34
W
39
WNW
43
WNW
45
NW
47
NW
47
NW
45
Wind gust (mph)
23
21
17
15
14
12
11
10
14
18
25
30
35
37
40
44
46
44
42
46
48
52
51
50
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
M
M
P
P
P
P
P
VG
E
E
G
M
M
G
E
E
Humidity
80%
77%
76%
72%
70%
71%
75%
78%
85%
88%
92%
92%
92%
91%
91%
90%
86%
86%
91%
91%
88%
86%
84%
81%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
18
17
15
14
12
10
8
8
10
12
14
18
20
22
25
28
31
34
40
44
46
47
46
44
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.2
2.2
2.1
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.7
2.5
4.3
4.9
5.1
5.1
4.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (9 January 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 Light shower night Heavy shower night Light shower night Heavy 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 night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
80%
80%
80%
90%
80%
80%
90%
80%
80%
80%
80%
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
60%
70%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
43
NW
40
NW
37
NW
36
NW
35
NW
34
NW
33
NW
33
NW
32
NW
30
NW
29
NW
30
NW
30
NW
29
NW
29
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
29
NW
27
NW
26
NW
25
NW
25
NW
24
Wind gust (mph)
47
44
44
45
44
42
42
43
42
39
41
40
40
38
40
41
41
39
41
39
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
80%
80%
77%
77%
77%
75%
74%
74%
77%
76%
78%
71%
71%
70%
71%
71%
70%
67%
68%
67%
69%
69%
71%
70%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
42
39
37
36
35
34
33
32
31
30
30
30
30
29
30
30
30
30
29
28
26
26
25
24
Height of waves offshore (m)
4.5
4.3
4.1
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (10 January 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 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 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
50%
60%
60%
50%
60%
60%
60%
70%
70%
60%
50%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
20%
30%
30%
30%
40%
40%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
24
NW
23
NW
22
NW
22
NW
21
NW
21
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
19
NW
18
WNW
18
WNW
18
WNW
18
WNW
18
WNW
17
W
16
W
15
W
14
WSW
14
SW
14
SSW
14
S
15
S
16
S
17
Wind gust (mph)
34
30
30
28
26
25
24
26
28
28
25
24
21
19
19
18
17
15
15
16
16
17
18
19
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
70%
69%
70%
72%
68%
73%
69%
72%
71%
76%
72%
69%
69%
68%
68%
71%
69%
72%
72%
76%
76%
81%
81%
80%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
24
24
22
21
21
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
15
16
17
18
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.5
3.3
3.2
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (11 January 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
30%
50%
60%
70%
70%
60%
40%
40%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
S
18
S
19
S
21
S
23
S
26
SSW
25
SW
21
SW
20
Wind gust (mph)
22
27
34
37
36
33
29
24
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
G
G
G
M
G
G
Humidity
82%
83%
90%
89%
91%
92%
91%
91%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
18
20
22
23
24
24
22
21
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.7
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.0
1.1
1.4
2.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (12 January 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
30%
40%
40%
40%
30%
20%
30%
40%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
18
SW
17
SW
17
SW
16
SW
18
SSW
18
S
17
S
18
Wind gust (mph)
23
21
19
21
21
19
19
21
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
G
G
Humidity
90%
90%
90%
89%
87%
86%
90%
91%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
18
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Tuesday 6 January

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 6 January

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 6 January

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 6 January

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 7 January

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 7 January

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 7 January

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 7 January

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 8 January

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 8 January

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 8 January

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 8 January

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 9 January

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 9 January

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 9 January

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 9 January

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 10 January

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 10 January

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 10 January

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 10 January

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 11 January

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 11 January

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 11 January

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 11 January

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 12 January

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 12 January

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 12 January

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 12 January

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:

Band of rain and sleet clearing eastwards with icy stretches.

This Evening and Tonight:

A band of rain will move eastwards this evening, perhaps falling as sleet or snow briefly over the Moors. This clearing during the early hours. Icy stretches developing where skies clear. Breezy. Less cold than recent nights. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Wednesday:

Another cold day for many, with some glimmers of sunshine. Rain then returning across Cornwall and west Devon by late afternoon. Gusty winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Most likely a dry start on Thursday. Then an increasing risk of heavy rain, along with strong winds, which may linger into Friday. Cold with sunny spells retuning on Saturday.

Updated:

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