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 high tide (6.3m) at

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    8 day forecast for Porthtowan (Beach)

    Today (13 May 2025)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    6
    E
    5
    ESE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    18
    15
    12
    10
    9
    8
    Visibility
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    71%
    75%
    77%
    86%
    91%
    92%
    UV 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    13
    12
    9
    6
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (14 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    3
    E
    3
    E
    3
    E
    3
    E
    4
    E
    4
    E
    4
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    6
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    8
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    6
    NNW
    5
    N
    4
    N
    4
    NNE
    3
    NNE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    10
    10
    9
    10
    12
    12
    13
    12
    11
    11
    12
    11
    10
    7
    5
    5
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    78%
    76%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    69%
    69%
    67%
    67%
    71%
    77%
    85%
    88%
    91%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    4
    3
    2
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (15 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°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    3
    SE
    4
    SE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    7
    N
    10
    N
    12
    N
    10
    NNE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    14
    15
    15
    14
    18
    23
    21
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    86%
    79%
    83%
    65%
    64%
    59%
    75%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    4
    12
    13
    7
    10
    12
    10
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (16 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 day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    4
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    E
    10
    NNE
    8
    N
    7
    N
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    18
    19
    18
    17
    16
    13
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    76%
    78%
    62%
    51%
    60%
    64%
    86%
    UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    9
    10
    11
    10
    8
    7
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (17 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 day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    4
    E
    5
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    9
    E
    8
    NE
    7
    NNE
    6
    N
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    14
    16
    18
    17
    14
    10
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    84%
    73%
    63%
    62%
    64%
    69%
    89%
    UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    5
    7
    9
    8
    7
    6
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 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 day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    3
    E
    4
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    8
    E
    10
    NE
    9
    ENE
    8
    E
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    12
    18
    18
    16
    11
    6
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    88%
    63%
    57%
    54%
    59%
    87%
    UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    4
    5
    8
    10
    9
    8
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 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 day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    13
    17
    17
    18
    14
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    78%
    60%
    53%
    51%
    59%
    84%
    UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    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 day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    5
    NE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    9
    NE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    15
    17
    17
    15
    11
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    81%
    59%
    47%
    47%
    55%
    79%
    UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 13 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 16 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 16 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 16 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 16 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

    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.

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    Headline:

    Heavy showers easing this evening with mainly clear skies overnight.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Any heavy, thundery showers in the far east soon easing this evening to leave some late sunshine. Drier overnight with variable amounts of cloud though a few showers in the far west of Cornwall by dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Wednesday:

    A largely fine and dry day with sunny spells, though the odd heavy shower possible across the far west of Devon and Cornwall. Feeling warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Staying fine and settled through the remainder of the week. Dry with plenty of sunshine by day, and clear skies overnight. Temperatures staying above average, but with some cooler nights.

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