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

Cloudy changing to light rain by early evening.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next low tide (2.2m) at

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    7 day forecast for Porthcothan (Beach)

    Today (14 February 2026)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    50%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    12
    S
    15
    S
    17
    S
    20
    S
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    26
    32
    35
    39
    42
    43
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    65%
    66%
    65%
    67%
    75%
    76%
    84%
    UV 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    12
    15
    17
    20
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (15 February 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 rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals 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
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    22
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    18
    SSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    W
    20
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    21
    W
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    42
    37
    30
    21
    18
    17
    16
    17
    18
    21
    23
    30
    34
    35
    38
    43
    41
    39
    40
    41
    40
    40
    42
    40
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    92%
    95%
    97%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    98%
    95%
    93%
    90%
    90%
    85%
    83%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    21
    18
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    14
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    20
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.9
    2.1
    2.2
    2.5
    2.7
    2.7
    2.8
    2.8
    2.9
    3.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (16 February 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    21
    W
    22
    W
    23
    W
    23
    WNW
    24
    W
    24
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    19
    NW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    44
    47
    46
    47
    47
    46
    47
    46
    45
    46
    44
    45
    46
    45
    45
    45
    43
    43
    41
    40
    38
    37
    35
    36
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    79%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    71%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    65%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    68%
    70%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    22
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    24
    24
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.3
    3.4
    3.5
    3.7
    3.8
    4.0
    4.2
    4.2
    4.2
    4.1
    4.1
    4.0
    4.0
    3.9
    4.0
    3.9
    3.9
    3.9
    3.8
    3.7
    3.6
    3.5
    3.4
    3.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 February 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    N
    8
    NNE
    7
    ENE
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    11
    ESE
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    32
    31
    28
    25
    25
    18
    17
    18
    17
    15
    16
    17
    19
    21
    24
    25
    28
    29
    31
    32
    30
    29
    29
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    72%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    70%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    68%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    10
    9
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.3
    3.8
    3.6
    3.5
    3.4
    3.3
    3.3
    3.2
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (18 February 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    31
    29
    31
    31
    33
    32
    33
    34
    36
    38
    36
    37
    37
    37
    37
    36
    37
    37
    37
    37
    36
    36
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    79%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (19 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    14
    NE
    15
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    9
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    30
    28
    27
    25
    21
    16
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    76%
    77%
    72%
    59%
    57%
    72%
    79%
    UV - - - 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    14
    15
    14
    12
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.3
    2.6
    2.6
    2.4
    2.1
    1.9
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (20 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    SSW
    10
    S
    11
    S
    13
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    22
    30
    32
    32
    32
    31
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    79%
    79%
    78%
    76%
    72%
    77%
    89%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 14 February

    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 14 February

    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 14 February

    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 14 February

    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 15 February

    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 15 February

    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 15 February

    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 15 February

    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 16 February

    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 16 February

    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 16 February

    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 16 February

    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 17 February

    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 17 February

    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 17 February

    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 17 February

    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 18 February

    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 18 February

    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 18 February

    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 18 February

    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 19 February

    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 19 February

    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 19 February

    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 19 February

    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 20 February

    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 20 February

    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 20 February

    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 20 February

    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:

    Rain and snow clearing east. Heavy showers on Sunday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Coastal gales developing as a band of rain and hill snow sweeps across the region overnight. Snow restricted to the moors of Devon and Cornwall before quickly turn back to rain. A chilly evening, but temperatures rebounding after rain clears. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Sunday:

    Rain clearing the far east to begin Sunday. A few brighter spells emerging behind but mixed with blustery showers, which could be heavy and perhaps locally thundery. Milder than Saturday. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Variable cloud and bright spells on Monday with occasional showers, locally heavy. Drier and briefly colder again on Tuesday with lighter winds. Rain possibly returning on Wednesday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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