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

Heavy showers.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves
  • • high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

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    7 day forecast for Porthtowan (Beach)

    Today (15 February 2026)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    17
    W
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    42
    42
    Visibility
    G
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    84%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.7
    2.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (16 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    60%
    ≥95%
    90%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    20
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    22
    W
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    22
    W
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    42
    43
    46
    46
    44
    42
    43
    43
    45
    43
    44
    44
    44
    45
    44
    42
    41
    40
    39
    38
    36
    36
    35
    34
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    76%
    79%
    79%
    76%
    73%
    75%
    73%
    73%
    71%
    73%
    71%
    70%
    68%
    70%
    68%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    23
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.0
    3.1
    3.3
    3.4
    3.4
    3.4
    3.6
    3.6
    3.7
    3.7
    3.7
    3.8
    3.8
    3.9
    3.9
    3.9
    3.8
    3.7
    3.6
    3.6
    3.5
    3.4
    3.3
    3.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NNW
    9
    N
    8
    NNE
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    31
    29
    27
    25
    23
    20
    18
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    20
    20
    22
    22
    25
    27
    27
    29
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    75%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    73%
    68%
    64%
    64%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    66%
    70%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.7
    2.6
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (18 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    18
    SE
    19
    SE
    20
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SE
    19
    SE
    19
    SE
    18
    ESE
    16
    E
    14
    E
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    30
    34
    36
    35
    36
    37
    41
    42
    43
    43
    44
    43
    43
    43
    40
    40
    36
    36
    41
    39
    34
    31
    34
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    84%
    86%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    16
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (19 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    16
    NE
    17
    NNE
    18
    NE
    19
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    13
    N
    13
    N
    13
    N
    12
    NNW
    10
    SW
    9
    SSW
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    36
    38
    39
    39
    37
    35
    34
    31
    31
    29
    25
    25
    25
    26
    23
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    74%
    72%
    68%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    70%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    17
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    14
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    2.5
    2.7
    2.9
    3.1
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.1
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (20 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    12
    SSW
    14
    SW
    17
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    WSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    29
    34
    36
    38
    36
    32
    32
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    80%
    84%
    83%
    80%
    85%
    91%
    90%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    12
    14
    17
    20
    20
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.9
    2.2
    2.6
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (21 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    30
    33
    34
    31
    29
    28
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    88%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 15 February

    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 15 February

    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 15 February

    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 15 February

    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 16 February

    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 16 February

    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 16 February

    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 16 February

    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 17 February

    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 17 February

    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 17 February

    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 17 February

    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 18 February

    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 18 February

    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 18 February

    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 18 February

    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 19 February

    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 19 February

    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 19 February

    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 19 February

    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 20 February

    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 20 February

    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 20 February

    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 20 February

    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 21 February

    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 21 February

    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 21 February

    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 21 February

    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:

    Blustery showers on Monday, mainly dry on Tuesday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Heavy and blustery showers this evening, with some squally and thundery downpours possible in places and a chance of hail. An ongoing chance of showers overnight, these most likely in the west. Windy, especially in coastal regions. Feeling chilly. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Monday:

    A changeable day consisting of cloudy periods, occasional sunny spells and showers. These may be heavy with a chance of hail, but may ease somewhat later. Windy and relatively mild. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    A sunny start on Tuesday with some frost, but gradually clouding over. Some rain and hill snow on Wednesday and perhaps into Thursday with strong southeasterly winds developing. Rather cold.

    Updated:

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