Portreath (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

Overcast changing to heavy rain by early evening.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (6.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portreath (Beach)

    Today (21 February 2026)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Heavy rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    60%
    10%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    60%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    32
    33
    33
    35
    35
    36
    Visibility
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    UV 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (22 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 Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    60%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    SW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    34
    33
    33
    33
    33
    31
    28
    24
    22
    22
    23
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    27
    27
    28
    29
    29
    29
    Visibility (description)
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    17
    16
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (23 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Mist Mist Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    27
    27
    26
    24
    24
    25
    24
    25
    26
    27
    28
    29
    29
    28
    27
    26
    25
    24
    22
    23
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    90%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.3
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    21
    S
    21
    S
    21
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    19
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    27
    27
    27
    28
    28
    29
    29
    29
    30
    29
    29
    29
    29
    30
    29
    28
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    22
    21
    20
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    26
    27
    32
    33
    31
    30
    32
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    87%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    17
    18
    19
    22
    22
    20
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.7
    1.6
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (27 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    22
    SW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    18
    W
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    33
    32
    32
    32
    29
    28
    26
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    UV - - - 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 21 February

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 21 February

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 21 February

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 21 February

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 22 February

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 22 February

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 22 February

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 22 February

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 23 February

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 23 February

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 23 February

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 23 February

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 24 February

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 24 February

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 24 February

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 24 February

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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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    Brightening up on Sunday and feeling spring-like in any sunshine.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A murky evening with mist and fog in places. Often damp with periods of rain and drizzle too, this turning heavier and more persistent through the early hours. Blustery southwesterly winds and rather windy in coastal regions. Staying very mild. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Sunday:

    A wet and in places, murky start, with periods of heavy rain gradually clearing away. Turning very mild as it brightens up and feeling spring-like in the sunshine. Winds easing. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Staying very mild into next week. Despite some rain and drizzle at times, this mostly in the west, much drier than of late with sunny periods, especially in eastern counties.

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