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 light showers in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next low tide (1.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for St Ives - Porthmeor (Beach)

    Today (3 January 2026)
    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 Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed
    N
    23
    N
    22
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    20
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    22
    N
    22
    N
    22
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    20
    NNE
    19
    N
    17
    N
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    36
    34
    33
    34
    34
    34
    36
    36
    35
    34
    35
    34
    32
    29
    29
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    63%
    58%
    64%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    67%
    65%
    67%
    76%
    65%
    71%
    67%
    70%
    73%
    74%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (4 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 Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    1°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    15
    N
    15
    N
    16
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    N
    9
    NNE
    9
    N
    9
    W
    9
    NW
    11
    NNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    26
    25
    25
    25
    22
    22
    20
    17
    17
    17
    18
    17
    18
    17
    19
    20
    21
    21
    22
    22
    25
    24
    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%
    75%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    72%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    74%
    73%
    68%
    61%
    61%
    64%
    63%
    62%
    60%
    66%
    71%
    71%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (5 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 Sleet shower day Light shower day Sleet shower day Sleet shower day Sleet shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    11
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    16
    NNW
    17
    N
    18
    NNE
    20
    N
    20
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    16
    N
    17
    N
    18
    N
    19
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    21
    NNW
    19
    N
    19
    N
    18
    NNW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    25
    26
    24
    25
    27
    30
    32
    30
    27
    26
    30
    32
    32
    33
    33
    33
    32
    30
    30
    30
    26
    24
    21
    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
    77%
    76%
    78%
    82%
    83%
    81%
    72%
    80%
    75%
    79%
    73%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    71%
    66%
    67%
    63%
    61%
    65%
    63%
    66%
    63%
    60%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    13
    14
    14
    16
    17
    18
    20
    20
    19
    18
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    19
    19
    18
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    1.1
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (6 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 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 Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    -1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    1°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    13
    NW
    12
    WNW
    11
    W
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    WSW
    20
    SW
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    19
    18
    18
    18
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    19
    23
    25
    23
    22
    22
    25
    26
    30
    29
    27
    24
    23
    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
    63%
    66%
    64%
    60%
    61%
    59%
    59%
    64%
    62%
    64%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    67%
    70%
    75%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    13
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    14
    15
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    8
    11
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    20
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NW
    22
    NW
    21
    NW
    21
    NW
    20
    NW
    19
    NW
    19
    NW
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    W
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    24
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    22
    24
    24
    21
    23
    24
    21
    21
    20
    19
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    77%
    75%
    72%
    73%
    71%
    71%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    71%
    70%
    70%
    71%
    69%
    71%
    70%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    20
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.7
    2.0
    2.3
    2.5
    2.6
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (8 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    WSW
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    20
    WSW
    21
    W
    21
    WNW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    21
    20
    21
    22
    23
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    80%
    80%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    18
    18
    17
    20
    21
    21
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    15
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (9 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    22
    NW
    21
    NW
    22
    NW
    22
    NW
    23
    NW
    24
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    30
    32
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    79%
    79%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    74%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Saturday 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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

    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 explained
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    Forecast for 8am Saturday
    Updated 05:00 (UTC) on Sat 3 Jan 2026
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    Updated:

    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    A cold weekend with ice and wintry showers for some.

    Today:

    An icy start for many this morning, with further wintry showers through today, mainly across Devon and Cornwall. Staying largely dry in eastern counties with lengthy sunny periods. Feeling very cold in the northerly breeze. Quickly turning frosty after dark. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

    Tonight:

    Further wintry showers across Cornwall and Devon overnight, leading to the risk of ice and slippery conditions on untreated surfaces. Turning widely frosty with a severe frost in some spots. Minimum temperature -4 °C.

    Sunday:

    Another cold day with sunny spells and wintry showers. Snow accumulations are possible in places, mainly over the Moors, with eastern counties remaining mostly dry. Lighter winds, though feeling cold. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Largely sunny and cold on Monday with wintry showers possible in Devon and Cornwall. Perhaps turning somewhat less cold thereafter with rain or snow at times. Frosts and ice likely.

    Updated:

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