St Ives - Porthminster (Beach) (Cornwall) weather

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Forecast days

Light rain changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
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 low tide (2.4m) at

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    7 day forecast for St Ives - Porthminster (Beach)

    Today (25 February 2026)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    20%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    UV 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 February 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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    70%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    26
    26
    28
    29
    30
    30
    32
    33
    33
    35
    36
    36
    36
    36
    35
    35
    35
    36
    36
    38
    39
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (27 February 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    40
    38
    36
    34
    32
    32
    32
    31
    30
    30
    29
    28
    27
    26
    29
    27
    27
    26
    24
    27
    25
    25
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    17
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.8
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 February 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    18
    WNW
    18
    NW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    W
    13
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    25
    22
    22
    20
    18
    17
    17
    19
    22
    22
    22
    25
    25
    25
    25
    27
    28
    30
    31
    32
    33
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    72%
    70%
    71%
    70%
    69%
    71%
    68%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    68%
    67%
    71%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    15
    14
    13
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    12
    12
    12
    12
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (1 March 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    S
    24
    S
    25
    S
    26
    S
    27
    S
    27
    S
    27
    S
    26
    S
    26
    S
    25
    S
    25
    S
    25
    S
    24
    S
    24
    S
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    36
    36
    36
    36
    37
    37
    38
    38
    38
    39
    39
    40
    41
    41
    40
    39
    39
    39
    38
    37
    37
    35
    34
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    22
    22
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    27
    27
    26
    26
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.4
    2.5
    2.6
    2.7
    2.7
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (2 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    22
    S
    18
    SSW
    14
    S
    13
    S
    12
    N
    10
    SSE
    12
    E
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    27
    22
    21
    19
    19
    19
    20
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    18
    14
    13
    12
    10
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.6
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.0
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (3 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    13
    N
    14
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NE
    15
    NNE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    UV - - - 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 25 February

    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 25 February

    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 25 February

    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 25 February

    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 26 February

    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 26 February

    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 26 February

    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 26 February

    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 27 February

    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 27 February

    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 27 February

    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 27 February

    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 28 February

    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 28 February

    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 28 February

    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 28 February

    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 1 March

    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 1 March

    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 1 March

    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 1 March

    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 2 March

    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 2 March

    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 2 March

    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 2 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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:

    Cloudier and breezier on Thursday and staying mild.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Showery rain edging eastwards this evening, perhaps giving the odd heavier burst, but remaining dry in some eastern areas. Often dry through the early hours with the odd spot of rain in places. Turning breezier and staying very mild. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Thursday:

    Often cloudy with a little drizzle in places, though many places staying dry. More persistent rain arriving for some later in the afternoon and turning windier. Another mild day. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Windy on Friday with gales possible. Otherwise sunny spells and isolated showers. Mainly fine on Saturday with lighter winds but turning windier again on Sunday with a few showers possible.

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