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

Light showers changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (1.2m) at

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    7 day forecast for Porthcothan (Beach)

    Today (20 October 2025)
    Time
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    W
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    35
    32
    31
    30
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    83%
    82%
    80%
    UV - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    21
    19
    18
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (21 October 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 Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    WNW
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    WNW
    11
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    30
    28
    27
    27
    27
    27
    28
    29
    28
    28
    27
    27
    26
    25
    23
    20
    17
    14
    12
    10
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    11
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (22 October 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSE
    5
    E
    4
    E
    5
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    S
    9
    SSW
    9
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    9
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    12
    14
    13
    14
    15
    15
    19
    19
    26
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    13
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (23 October 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 rain Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Light shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night 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 Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    15
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    19
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    24
    NW
    25
    NW
    26
    NW
    27
    NW
    28
    NW
    28
    NW
    28
    NW
    27
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    33
    35
    36
    38
    35
    37
    39
    42
    46
    48
    44
    46
    46
    46
    45
    47
    44
    44
    43
    41
    40
    39
    35
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    87%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    82%
    77%
    77%
    72%
    70%
    64%
    62%
    64%
    62%
    67%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    67%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    17
    18
    19
    21
    22
    22
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    28
    28
    28
    27
    27
    26
    26
    25
    25
    25
    23
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    1.0
    2.0
    2.5
    2.8
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    3.1
    3.4
    3.6
    3.6
    2.9
    3.0
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.1
    3.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    5
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (24 October 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 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 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
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    W
    21
    W
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    19
    NW
    19
    NW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    37
    37
    36
    35
    33
    35
    33
    34
    33
    35
    38
    37
    40
    39
    37
    36
    35
    35
    33
    30
    26
    25
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    65%
    66%
    70%
    68%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    73%
    69%
    65%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.2
    3.2
    3.3
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.3
    3.3
    3.4
    3.5
    3.8
    3.9
    3.9
    3.8
    3.6
    3.4
    3.2
    3.0
    2.8
    2.6
    2.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (25 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    18
    N
    15
    NNW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    22
    24
    28
    30
    28
    25
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    75%
    70%
    67%
    69%
    70%
    UV - - - - 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    18
    18
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.3
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (26 October 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Drizzle Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    NW
    13
    NW
    14
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    21
    21
    26
    27
    26
    28
    29
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    79%
    82%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 20 October

    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 20 October

    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 20 October

    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 20 October

    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 21 October

    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 21 October

    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 21 October

    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 21 October

    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 22 October

    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 22 October

    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 22 October

    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 22 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 24 October

    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 24 October

    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 24 October

    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 24 October

    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 25 October

    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 25 October

    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 25 October

    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 25 October

    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 26 October

    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 26 October

    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 26 October

    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 26 October

    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:

    Showers gradually easing this evening.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Showers easing for a time this evening with occasional clear spells. Further showers arriving from the west in the early hours but not as heavy as on Monday. Winds easing. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Another day of sunshine and showers, these less intense and frequent than on Monday. Showers may merge to give longer spells of rain at times. Breezy. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Largely dry on Wednesday but heavy rain arriving overnight. Unsettled on Thursday with showers or longer spells of rain and strong winds. Becoming drier on Friday and turning colder.

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