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.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next low tide (1.4m) at

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    7 day forecast for Porthcothan (Beach)

    Today (12 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    23°
    25°
    26°
    27°
    27°
    27°
    27°
    27°
    27°
    26°
    25°
    24°
    22°
    20°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    21°
    23°
    24°
    24°
    25°
    25°
    25°
    25°
    25°
    25°
    25°
    24°
    22°
    20°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    11
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    10
    SE
    7
    SE
    6
    SE
    5
    ESE
    4
    E
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    17
    15
    13
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    55%
    54%
    46%
    41%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    41%
    41%
    44%
    53%
    57%
    67%
    73%
    75%
    UV 3 5 7 8 8 8 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    10
    7
    6
    5
    4
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (13 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    20°
    22°
    24°
    25°
    26°
    26°
    26°
    26°
    25°
    24°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    24°
    23°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    5
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SSE
    13
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    17
    17
    18
    18
    20
    21
    21
    21
    19
    19
    17
    15
    14
    13
    12
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    74%
    69%
    64%
    61%
    59%
    54%
    42%
    40%
    40%
    38%
    38%
    39%
    40%
    41%
    44%
    51%
    56%
    65%
    75%
    84%
    86%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 7 8 8 7 6 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    20%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SW
    10
    WSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    21
    23
    28
    30
    32
    32
    30
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    84%
    79%
    65%
    54%
    54%
    58%
    69%
    UV - - - 1 5 8 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    10
    11
    11
    16
    17
    18
    18
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    1.1
    1.1
    1.4
    1.5
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (15 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    26
    30
    33
    35
    33
    32
    28
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    73%
    75%
    73%
    65%
    63%
    66%
    73%
    81%
    UV - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    19
    22
    21
    19
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    WSW
    13
    SW
    12
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    14
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    79%
    79%
    83%
    92%
    UV - - 1 3 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    12
    10
    12
    13
    13
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    20°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    13
    17
    18
    17
    13
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    94%
    84%
    75%
    73%
    77%
    92%
    UV - - 1 3 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    12
    11
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.7
    1.6
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (18 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    13
    16
    18
    16
    11
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    96%
    92%
    80%
    75%
    73%
    75%
    91%
    UV - - 1 4 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 12 July

    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 12 July

    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 12 July

    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 12 July

    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 13 July

    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 13 July

    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 13 July

    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 13 July

    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 14 July

    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 14 July

    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 14 July

    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 14 July

    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 15 July

    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 15 July

    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 15 July

    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 15 July

    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 16 July

    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 16 July

    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 16 July

    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 16 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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 18 July

    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 18 July

    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 18 July

    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 18 July

    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:

    Dry, hot and sunny.

    Today:

    Another dry, fine day with widely blue skies and plenty of strong sunshine. A few fair weather clouds bubbling up. Feeling hot inland with generally light winds, though a touch cooler and breezier along the coasts. Maximum temperature 32 °C.

    Tonight:

    Staying dry this evening with plenty of late sunshine. Clear skies and light winds overnight may allow some patchy mist and fog to form by dawn. Feeling warm and muggy. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

    Sunday:

    Temperatures a degree or two lower on Sunday, though still widely very warm with sunny spells and light winds. More cloud in the afternoon with a few showers possible later. Maximum temperature 30 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Turning more changeable next week with showers at times, these sometimes heavy and thundery. Temperatures briefly dropping back closer to the seasonal average.

    Updated:

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