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
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next low tide (1.6m) at

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    8 day forecast for Porthtowan (Beach)

    Today (17 May 2025)
    Time
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    16:00
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    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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%
    Temperature
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNE
    3
    ESE
    3
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    ESE
    9
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    5
    E
    4
    E
    3
    E
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    8
    10
    14
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    16
    15
    14
    12
    11
    11
    10
    8
    7
    8
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    97%
    95%
    85%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    70%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    68%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    3
    3
    4
    6
    8
    11
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    4
    3
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 May 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 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 Sunny day Sunny day 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°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    E
    6
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ENE
    8
    NNE
    8
    N
    8
    N
    7
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    4
    N
    3
    N
    3
    NNE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    12
    13
    13
    13
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    76%
    70%
    62%
    55%
    52%
    47%
    44%
    45%
    56%
    59%
    59%
    61%
    69%
    75%
    86%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 7 7 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    5
    4
    3
    3
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    9°
    10°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    3
    E
    4
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    10
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    10
    10
    16
    20
    21
    14
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    87%
    84%
    62%
    54%
    50%
    55%
    80%
    UV - - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    4
    7
    9
    13
    13
    10
    8
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 May 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 Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    11°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    5
    E
    6
    ESE
    6
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    8
    NNW
    7
    NW
    6
    NNW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    7
    11
    12
    11
    11
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    76%
    61%
    56%
    61%
    70%
    84%
    UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    7
    6
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    4
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    W
    8
    NW
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    14
    16
    18
    19
    16
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    86%
    78%
    71%
    69%
    71%
    85%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    5
    5
    8
    10
    11
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    8
    W
    8
    WNW
    7
    NW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    18
    21
    23
    21
    18
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    92%
    89%
    76%
    68%
    66%
    74%
    90%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    11
    11
    12
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Friday (23 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    11
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    9
    12
    19
    21
    20
    16
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    91%
    77%
    67%
    68%
    73%
    88%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    		 –
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    13
    18
    18
    19
    		 –
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    90%
    83%
    81%
    82%
    85%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph) – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Saturday 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 explained

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    Headline:

    Staying dry and often sunny. Warm days and cool nights.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Staying sunny and warm into this evening, then clear skies at first overnight. Probably turning cloudier in eastern parts of the region later. Turning chilly where skies stay clear. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Saturday:

    A cloudy and cool start for some but sunnier in western areas. Brightening up in the east, giving a sunny and warm afternoon. Sea breezes may keep some coasts cooler. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Most places remaining dry through this period. Whilst some cloud is likely at times, there'll also be plenty of warm sunshine. Small chance of isolated showers on Monday and Tuesday.

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