St Ives - Porthminster (Beach) (Cornwall) weather

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Forecast days

Light rain.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next high tide (6.4m) at

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    7 day forecast for St Ives - Porthminster (Beach)

    Today (3 November 2025)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    Temperature
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    27
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    Visibility
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    27
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (4 November 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    26
    S
    26
    S
    27
    S
    28
    S
    28
    S
    27
    S
    26
    S
    25
    S
    23
    S
    21
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    21
    S
    22
    S
    21
    S
    20
    S
    19
    S
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    40
    42
    43
    43
    43
    42
    40
    36
    34
    32
    30
    28
    26
    24
    25
    26
    31
    32
    30
    28
    25
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    97%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    26
    26
    27
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    23
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    19
    21
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (5 November 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    18
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    S
    16
    S
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    24
    25
    24
    23
    24
    26
    27
    29
    29
    28
    27
    26
    26
    24
    24
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    95%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (6 November 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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    20
    19
    18
    17
    18
    16
    15
    14
    15
    16
    18
    17
    18
    20
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    18
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (7 November 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    S
    17
    S
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    WSW
    12
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    WNW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    21
    25
    24
    25
    28
    24
    25
    24
    23
    24
    23
    20
    21
    19
    19
    17
    17
    19
    17
    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
    79%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (8 November 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    W
    12
    WSW
    10
    W
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    79%
    79%
    82%
    81%
    83%
    88%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    12
    10
    12
    12
    12
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.6
    1.8
    2.2
    2.5
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    14
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (9 November 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    20
    S
    21
    S
    19
    S
    15
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    24
    27
    30
    30
    26
    18
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    91%
    93%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 3 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 3 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 3 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 3 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 4 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 4 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 4 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 4 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 5 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 5 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 5 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 5 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 6 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 6 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 6 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 6 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 7 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 7 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 7 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 7 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 9 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 9 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 9 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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 9 November

    Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.7 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:

    Rather wet and windy at times, but very mild.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Often dry overnight although some drizzly outbreaks of rain can't be ruled out. Turning increasingly wet across parts of Cornwall and Devon by the morning, with coastal mist and hill fog developing. Rather windy in places and staying very mild. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A mostly dry morning in some eastern counties, but outbreaks of rain in the west spreading erratically eastwards giving most places a very wet afternoon. Very mild. Winds strengthening later. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Staying very mild and rather unsettled through the remainder of the week. Showers or occasional longer periods of rain with the chance of some brighter spells. Breezy at times.

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