Poldhu Cove (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

Light showers.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
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7 day forecast for Poldhu Cove (Beach)

Today (6 January 2026)
Time
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Light shower night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
50%
20%
Temperature
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed
W
14
WNW
13
Wind gust (mph)
29
28
Visibility
E
E
Humidity
89%
85%
UV - -
Wind direction and speed
14
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.8
1.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
6
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 Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
30%
60%
60%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
40%
50%
80%
80%
60%
50%
40%
50%
40%
30%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
12
WNW
13
NW
14
NW
14
NW
13
NW
12
NW
12
NW
12
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
11
WNW
11
WNW
11
W
9
WSW
9
WSW
10
WSW
11
WSW
13
W
14
W
14
WNW
13
WNW
12
Wind gust (mph)
29
32
33
33
29
28
28
28
25
24
28
25
24
21
20
18
20
21
25
29
29
30
27
24
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
G
M
M
M
G
E
E
E
Humidity
84%
83%
85%
79%
74%
74%
73%
73%
74%
74%
73%
71%
71%
75%
78%
85%
92%
96%
97%
98%
97%
94%
92%
91%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
9
9
10
11
13
14
14
13
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.9
1.1
1.3
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
6
6
7
7
7
8
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (8 January 2026)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy shower night Heavy shower night
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
20%
30%
40%
50%
70%
80%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
≥95%
90%
60%
40%
60%
80%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
Temperature (°C)
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
11
WNW
10
WNW
9
WNW
7
WNW
6
W
5
WSW
4
SSW
6
SSE
9
SE
12
SSE
13
S
15
S
18
SSW
20
SSW
23
SSW
25
SW
28
WSW
30
W
31
WNW
32
NW
33
NW
34
NW
33
NW
31
Wind gust (mph)
24
21
18
15
13
10
10
10
12
17
24
31
37
40
43
47
47
51
52
50
50
47
46
46
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
G
M
M
P
P
P
P
P
M
VG
VG
G
M
M
M
M
VG
Humidity
90%
88%
88%
88%
88%
92%
94%
95%
95%
96%
96%
96%
96%
95%
95%
93%
91%
90%
92%
92%
92%
91%
91%
87%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
10
9
7
6
5
4
6
9
12
13
15
18
20
23
25
28
30
31
32
33
34
33
31
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.8
2.2
2.6
3.1
3.6
4.4
4.9
5.7
5.7
4.9
4.2
3.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
7
8
8
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (9 January 2026)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Light shower night 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 Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
80%
80%
80%
90%
80%
80%
90%
80%
90%
80%
80%
80%
70%
70%
70%
70%
60%
70%
70%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
29
NW
27
NW
25
NW
23
NW
22
NW
21
NW
20
WNW
19
NW
19
NW
19
NW
18
NW
19
NW
19
NW
19
NW
18
NW
18
NW
17
NW
16
NW
15
NW
15
NW
14
NW
14
NW
13
NW
12
Wind gust (mph)
42
43
46
45
44
42
44
44
40
40
41
41
39
38
38
39
41
38
39
37
35
34
31
27
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
85%
83%
84%
84%
85%
81%
82%
83%
86%
87%
83%
83%
76%
76%
77%
79%
78%
78%
78%
78%
82%
83%
82%
84%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
29
27
25
23
22
21
20
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
13
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.4
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.9
2.8
2.9
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.1
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
2.9
2.9
2.8
2.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (10 January 2026)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
50%
60%
60%
40%
50%
50%
60%
60%
60%
60%
50%
30%
40%
30%
30%
30%
20%
20%
30%
30%
40%
40%
30%
40%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
11
NW
11
NW
11
NW
11
WNW
11
NW
11
NW
11
NW
11
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
11
WNW
12
WNW
13
NW
13
WNW
13
WNW
12
WNW
11
WNW
11
S
11
SSE
12
SE
12
SE
13
SE
13
SSE
14
Wind gust (mph)
27
27
26
26
26
26
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
19
17
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
84%
84%
83%
85%
84%
85%
86%
86%
84%
86%
86%
84%
80%
79%
76%
77%
83%
87%
88%
88%
90%
90%
88%
89%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (11 January 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
40%
50%
50%
70%
70%
60%
50%
40%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
14
SSE
15
S
16
S
18
S
20
SSW
18
SW
15
SW
14
Wind gust (mph)
19
27
33
36
35
31
25
22
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
G
G
M
M
G
G
Humidity
88%
87%
91%
92%
93%
92%
92%
92%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
15
16
18
20
18
15
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.4
1.5
1.8
2.3
2.6
2.5
2.6
2.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
7
7
8
8
8
9
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (12 January 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
30%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
40%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
13
SW
11
WSW
11
SW
11
SW
13
SW
13
SSW
12
S
12
Wind gust (mph)
20
18
16
20
20
17
16
18
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
VG
G
G
Humidity
92%
92%
92%
91%
89%
86%
93%
94%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Tuesday 6 January

Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 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 Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 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 Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 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 Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 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 Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 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 Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 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 Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 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 Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 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 Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 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 Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 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 Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 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 Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 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 Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 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 Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 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 Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 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 Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 10 January

Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 10 January

Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 10 January

Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 10 January

Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 11 January

Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 11 January

Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 11 January

Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 11 January

Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 12 January

Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 12 January

Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 12 January

Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 12 January

Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 4.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Band of rain and sleet clearing eastwards with icy stretches.

This Evening and Tonight:

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

Wednesday:

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

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

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

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