Porthcothan (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 intervals.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next low tide (2.7m) at

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    8 day forecast for Porthcothan (Beach)

    Today (21 April 2025)
    Time
    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 rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    80%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    4
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    5
    SW
    7
    WSW
    8
    W
    11
    W
    12
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    9
    W
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    9
    11
    14
    14
    17
    19
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    22
    23
    22
    20
    18
    19
    18
    17
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    M
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    86%
    77%
    74%
    73%
    68%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    68%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    4
    4
    5
    6
    7
    9
    11
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (22 April 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    SW
    5
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    7
    S
    8
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    18
    SSW
    17
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    16
    18
    21
    22
    24
    27
    27
    28
    28
    28
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    28
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    83%
    76%
    68%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    67%
    72%
    73%
    79%
    85%
    90%
    92%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    9
    11
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (23 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    16
    W
    15
    W
    15
    WNW
    14
    NW
    15
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    12
    NW
    9
    NW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    23
    20
    24
    24
    21
    17
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    89%
    86%
    87%
    82%
    78%
    79%
    84%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    14
    13
    15
    14
    12
    9
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.8
    2.0
    2.2
    2.3
    2.2
    2.0
    1.8
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (24 April 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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    4
    SE
    4
    SE
    4
    S
    7
    S
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    10
    12
    15
    16
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    95%
    93%
    75%
    70%
    72%
    79%
    90%
    UV - - 1 2 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    7
    10
    11
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (25 April 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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    11
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    S
    13
    S
    11
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    20
    22
    23
    23
    20
    15
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    83%
    78%
    78%
    87%
    95%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    10
    13
    14
    13
    11
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    12
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (26 April 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    WSW
    9
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    10
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    11
    16
    19
    17
    13
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    96%
    82%
    70%
    67%
    75%
    92%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    9
    11
    12
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (27 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    10
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    SW
    11
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    11
    16
    17
    17
    14
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    95%
    78%
    66%
    65%
    73%
    92%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (28 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    11
    S
    12
    SSW
    13
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    13
    17
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    93%
    74%
    63%
    63%
    71%
    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

    Monday 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 27 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 27 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 27 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 27 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 28 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 28 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 28 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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 28 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 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:

    Cloud and rain clearing east, turning brighter with scattered showers.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A cloudier evening with a few scattered light showers around. Cloud increasing from the west, with some outbreaks of rain and drizzle moving slowly northeastwards overnight. Showers following across Devon and Cornwall later in the night. Light winds. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Monday:

    Early cloud and outbreaks of rain clearing northeastwards to leave a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers on Easter Monday. The showers fading later in the day. Light winds. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Largely dry and bright Tuesday, before rain arrives overnight. Early rain soon clearing to leave a mixture of sunny spells and showers Wednesday. Drier and brighter Thursday. Temperatures near normal.

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