Perranporth - Penhale Sands (Beach) (Cornwall) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to light rain in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

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7 day forecast for Perranporth - Penhale Sands (Beach)

Today (19 July 2025)
Time
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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy shower night
Chance of precipitation
10%
20%
40%
30%
20%
20%
50%
80%
80%
90%
≥95%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
Temperature
19°
20°
20°
20°
20°
20°
19°
19°
18°
18°
18°
18°
17°
17°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
18°
19°
19°
19°
18°
18°
17°
17°
16°
16°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
Wind direction and speed
S
7
SSW
8
SSW
9
S
10
S
11
S
13
SSE
14
SSE
14
SSE
14
SE
15
SSE
16
SSE
16
SE
16
SE
16
SE
16
Wind gust (mph)
16
17
18
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
32
30
30
32
33
Visibility
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
M
M
M
M
M
M
Humidity
78%
74%
69%
69%
67%
69%
73%
76%
84%
88%
91%
92%
93%
94%
94%
UV 3 5 3 5 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed
7
8
9
10
11
13
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (20 July 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 Heavy shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
80%
60%
40%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
60%
70%
80%
80%
80%
80%
70%
70%
60%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
30%
20%
Temperature (°C)
17°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
16°
16°
17°
17°
17°
18°
17°
17°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
17°
17°
16°
16°
Feels like temperature (°C)
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
14°
15°
15°
15°
16°
16°
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
17°
17°
16°
16°
15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SE
15
SE
14
SSE
13
SSE
12
SSE
11
SSE
11
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
11
S
11
SSW
12
S
13
SSW
13
SSW
13
S
13
S
13
S
12
S
11
S
10
S
9
SSE
8
ENE
7
N
6
NNW
6
Wind gust (mph)
32
30
27
25
23
21
19
19
18
19
20
22
24
22
20
18
19
17
16
14
13
12
12
13
Visibility (description)
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
Humidity
94%
93%
93%
92%
92%
92%
92%
91%
86%
84%
83%
82%
81%
85%
82%
82%
81%
80%
82%
83%
85%
88%
91%
92%
UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 7 8 7 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
15
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
8
6
6
6
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (21 July 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
20%
20%
30%
40%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
15°
15°
16°
16°
18°
18°
18°
18°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
15°
15°
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
16°
15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
N
6
NNW
7
NW
8
NW
10
WNW
12
WNW
14
WNW
15
W
14
W
12
Wind gust (mph)
13
16
16
20
22
25
25
22
20
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
92%
92%
92%
91%
85%
83%
82%
83%
85%
UV - - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
6
6
8
9
12
14
15
14
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.4
1.8
1.8
1.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (22 July 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 Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
30%
50%
60%
40%
30%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
16°
16°
16°
17°
18°
18°
18°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
15°
15°
15°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
10
WSW
7
WSW
6
WSW
7
WNW
8
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
Wind gust (mph)
16
12
10
12
15
18
18
17
Visibility (description)
E
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
VG
Humidity
85%
87%
86%
83%
76%
74%
76%
83%
UV - - 1 3 7 4 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
10
8
6
7
8
9
10
9
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (23 July 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 Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
30%
30%
40%
30%
10%
10%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
16°
16°
16°
17°
18°
18°
18°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
15°
15°
14°
15°
16°
16°
16°
16°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
13
NW
14
NW
14
WNW
13
WNW
9
Wind gust (mph)
19
17
21
22
25
24
22
16
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
E
E
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
84%
83%
83%
77%
74%
73%
77%
86%
UV - - 1 3 6 4 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
9
10
11
13
14
14
14
9
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.9
1.1
1.4
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
4
5
6
7
7
7
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (24 July 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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
Chance of precipitation
10%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
20%
Temperature (°C)
17°
16°
16°
19°
20°
20°
19°
18°
Feels like temperature (°C)
16°
16°
16°
18°
19°
19°
18°
18°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
8
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
9
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
6
Wind gust (mph)
12
12
16
18
19
19
16
9
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
G
G
Humidity
90%
92%
92%
79%
75%
75%
80%
91%
UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
8
6
6
8
10
10
10
6
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (25 July 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
10%
20%
20%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
17°
17°
17°
19°
20°
20°
19°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
18°
17°
17°
18°
19°
18°
17°
17°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
6
NW
6
WNW
6
NW
9
NW
11
NW
12
NW
11
NW
7
Wind gust (mph)
8
9
14
19
22
24
21
14
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
95%
95%
95%
88%
77%
75%
77%
85%
UV - - 1 3 6 4 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
6
Height of waves offshore (m)
Period of waves offshore (s)
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Saturday 19 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 19 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 19 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 19 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 20 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 20 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 20 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 20 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 21 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 21 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 21 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 21 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 22 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 22 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 22 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 22 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 23 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 23 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 23 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 23 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 24 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 24 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 24 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 24 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 25 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 25 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 25 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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 25 July

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 1.5 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:

Heavy showers mixed with occasional brighter spells.

Today:

A mixture of sunshine and showers, these heaviest and carrying the risk of thunderstorms and hail in the east. Sunny spells further west, before rain arrives in the southwest later. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Tonight:

Turning cloudier this evening from the west with heavy outbreaks of rain pushing northeastwards overnight. Winds strengthening, especially around the coasts and feeling humid. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

Sunday:

Unsettled with further spells of heavy rain and thundery downpours. Some brighter and drier interludes possible and remaining breezy. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Somewhat drier through the period with occasional bright spells but always the risk of the odd heavy and longer spells of rain. Feeling warm in the sunshine but often breezy.

Updated:

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