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 changing to light showers by early evening.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (5.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for Porthcothan (Beach)

    Today (31 August 2025)
    Time
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    11:00
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    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    70%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    40%
    30%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    S
    12
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    16
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    14
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    26
    28
    31
    34
    35
    36
    37
    38
    38
    39
    36
    35
    33
    31
    30
    30
    29
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    75%
    68%
    63%
    59%
    57%
    56%
    56%
    56%
    58%
    65%
    67%
    76%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    11
    11
    12
    14
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    21
    19
    18
    16
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (1 September 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower day Heavy 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 day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    ≥95%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    18
    WSW
    18
    W
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    29
    29
    28
    28
    29
    30
    29
    29
    31
    31
    33
    33
    33
    33
    32
    31
    30
    29
    28
    27
    26
    25
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    85%
    84%
    80%
    76%
    73%
    71%
    69%
    69%
    72%
    71%
    71%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (2 September 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 Light rain Heavy rain Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    70%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    S
    13
    S
    16
    SW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    25
    33
    33
    32
    32
    30
    27
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    88%
    92%
    84%
    76%
    76%
    82%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    13
    16
    18
    19
    18
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.0
    1.8
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    2.4
    2.7
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 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 night Light shower day Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    SW
    11
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    20
    22
    24
    24
    26
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    87%
    83%
    77%
    77%
    84%
    89%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    11
    14
    16
    16
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.9
    2.8
    2.6
    2.4
    1.8
    2.0
    2.3
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 September 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 night Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SW
    15
    WSW
    17
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    15
    W
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    21
    26
    27
    26
    23
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    88%
    87%
    78%
    72%
    71%
    76%
    83%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    15
    17
    18
    17
    15
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.1
    2.5
    3.0
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    12
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    19
    22
    24
    22
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    89%
    75%
    69%
    68%
    78%
    91%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    9
    13
    14
    14
    12
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    15
    SSW
    17
    S
    16
    S
    14
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    20
    25
    25
    23
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    93%
    87%
    81%
    78%
    86%
    92%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 31 August

    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 31 August

    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 31 August

    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 31 August

    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 1 September

    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 1 September

    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 1 September

    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 1 September

    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 2 September

    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 2 September

    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 2 September

    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 2 September

    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 3 September

    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 3 September

    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 3 September

    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 3 September

    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 4 September

    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 4 September

    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 4 September

    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 4 September

    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 5 September

    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 5 September

    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 5 September

    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 5 September

    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 6 September

    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 6 September

    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 6 September

    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 6 September

    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.

    UK video forecast

    Porthcothan (Beach) weather map

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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Sunshine and blustery showers today.

    Today:

    A day of sunshine and showers today, with the most frequent and heaviest showers likely across the west. Winds will also be strong, especially near the coast and across the moors. Temperatures around average. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Tonight:

    Showers easing for a time this evening, especially in the east. Overnight, a more organised band of rain will gradually move in from the west. Remaining breezy. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

    Monday:

    A wet start in places on Monday, but rain tending to break up into showers throughout the day. The showers heavy in places, with a risk of thunder. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Remaining unsettled throughout with further spells of rain and showers. The rain will be heavy at times, but some drier and sunnier interludes will develop. Temperatures around average.

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