Porthtowan (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.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    8 day forecast for Porthtowan (Beach)

    Today (1 April 2025)
    Time
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    24
    ESE
    24
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    37
    38
    38
    37
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    UV 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    26
    24
    23
    23
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 April 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    15
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    14
    E
    16
    E
    19
    E
    20
    E
    21
    E
    22
    E
    23
    E
    23
    E
    22
    E
    20
    E
    18
    E
    15
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    33
    31
    29
    27
    27
    28
    30
    30
    32
    34
    34
    36
    36
    36
    36
    32
    31
    29
    26
    25
    25
    28
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    79%
    81%
    79%
    82%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    75%
    65%
    59%
    54%
    52%
    46%
    41%
    40%
    45%
    55%
    62%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    19
    17
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    14
    17
    19
    20
    22
    22
    23
    23
    22
    20
    18
    15
    12
    11
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower day Light rain Light rain Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    E
    15
    E
    17
    E
    20
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    20
    SE
    15
    SE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    30
    36
    39
    39
    33
    25
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    68%
    74%
    83%
    85%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 2 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    15
    17
    20
    21
    19
    15
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    E
    10
    E
    13
    ESE
    19
    E
    20
    E
    17
    ESE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    23
    30
    31
    30
    26
    28
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    91%
    79%
    63%
    57%
    64%
    71%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    14
    19
    20
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    32
    34
    32
    27
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    74%
    76%
    69%
    61%
    57%
    65%
    74%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    20
    20
    20
    15
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    26
    30
    30
    30
    22
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    77%
    82%
    73%
    64%
    58%
    62%
    74%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    16
    17
    17
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    10
    E
    9
    E
    8
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    23
    24
    24
    21
    15
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    80%
    66%
    59%
    57%
    64%
    79%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    9
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    14
    17
    18
    15
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    88%
    88%
    69%
    58%
    55%
    65%
    82%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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:

    Dry and settled this evening and overnight.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Early evening sunshine leads into a dry and clear night. Turning chilly, especially in the countryside, though most places remaining frost free. Winds easing somewhat but still rather windy in some coastal regions. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Another sunny day for most. Brisk easterly winds for many and rather windy in parts of Devon, Cornwall, and along southern coasts. Feeling warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Somewhat cloudier on Thursday with scattered showers in the southwest. Plenty of sunshine returning on Friday and Saturday. Brisk easterly winds, especially around the coasts but warm in the sunshine.

    Updated:

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