Mawgan Porth (Cornwall) weather

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Forecast days

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

Tide: Next high tide (6.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Mawgan Porth

    Today (20 January 2026)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    9
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 January 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    60%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    12
    SE
    15
    SE
    18
    SE
    19
    SE
    18
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    S
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    25
    25
    27
    30
    35
    38
    39
    36
    34
    34
    33
    32
    32
    29
    26
    25
    24
    23
    23
    22
    20
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    M
    M
    M
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    12
    15
    17
    19
    19
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 January 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 Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    S
    6
    SSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    13
    WSW
    11
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    S
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    11
    SE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    14
    15
    13
    15
    15
    15
    19
    20
    21
    24
    26
    26
    23
    20
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    21
    21
    25
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    81%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    12
    11
    9
    8
    7
    8
    8
    9
    11
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    2.0
    2.2
    2.4
    2.6
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    3.1
    3.1
    3.1
    3.1
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.5
    2.4
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 January 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    16
    SE
    18
    SE
    19
    SE
    18
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    S
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    34
    35
    34
    32
    28
    25
    24
    24
    23
    22
    24
    28
    30
    30
    29
    26
    26
    26
    25
    24
    25
    26
    25
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    18
    19
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.2
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    2.0
    2.3
    2.5
    2.6
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.8
    2.9
    3.1
    3.2
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 January 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    E
    12
    E
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    25
    24
    23
    25
    24
    24
    23
    24
    23
    24
    23
    22
    23
    20
    20
    21
    21
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.1
    3.1
    3.1
    3.1
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.1
    3.1
    3.2
    3.3
    3.3
    3.4
    3.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ESE
    12
    E
    11
    ENE
    8
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    17
    19
    18
    15
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    84%
    83%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    11
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.7
    3.7
    3.2
    2.7
    2.4
    2.4
    2.2
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (26 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    13
    SE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SSE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    14
    23
    32
    32
    34
    32
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    85%
    87%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 25 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 25 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 25 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 25 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 26 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 26 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 26 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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 26 January

    Tide times and heights are from Newquay tidal station which is 4.1 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:

    Relatively mild but staying unsettled and often wet and windy.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Wet and windy in eastern counties at first this evening, but rain soon clearing to leave a drier spell of weather overnight with a few showers. Turning chilly in places but staying mainly frost-free. Wind and rain returning by dawn. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Another unsettled and windy day with rain at times, the rain sometimes heavy, though perhaps turning more showery later. Coastal gales possible. Relatively mild but feeling unpleasant in the wind. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Staying unsettled and windy at times with showers or longer periods of rain. Some sunny spells are likely with temperatures close to average.

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