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

Partly cloudy.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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7 day forecast for Porthcothan (Beach)

Today (6 January 2026)
Time
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
30%
Temperature
7°
7°
Feels like temperature (°C)
4°
4°
Wind direction and speed
WNW
13
WNW
13
Wind gust (mph)
27
28
Visibility
E
E
Humidity
88%
81%
UV - -
Wind direction and speed
13
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.5
1.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (7 January 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 Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
70%
70%
30%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
<5%
<5%
10%
30%
30%
60%
70%
60%
50%
40%
40%
30%
20%
Temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
4°
4°
3°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
3°
4°
4°
4°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
6°
6°
6°
6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
14
NW
17
NNW
19
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
21
NNW
21
NNW
21
NNW
20
NNW
19
NW
17
NW
16
NW
16
WNW
15
WNW
13
W
11
W
9
SW
8
SSW
9
SSW
11
SW
13
W
13
W
13
WNW
13
Wind gust (mph)
31
38
40
40
40
40
39
38
35
33
29
27
26
24
21
17
16
17
20
21
24
24
24
23
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
M
M
M
G
VG
E
E
Humidity
78%
83%
76%
69%
66%
65%
64%
64%
63%
64%
62%
64%
65%
67%
71%
79%
87%
95%
97%
98%
97%
94%
90%
88%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
17
19
20
20
21
21
21
20
19
17
16
16
15
13
11
9
8
9
11
13
13
13
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.5
1.7
1.9
1.9
2.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
8
6
6
7
7
8
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (8 January 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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
20%
10%
10%
10%
20%
40%
50%
60%
70%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
80%
70%
70%
80%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
9°
9°
10°
10°
9°
8°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
5°
5°
4°
4°
4°
5°
5°
6°
6°
5°
3°
1°
1°
0°
0°
0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
13
WNW
13
WNW
12
WNW
10
WNW
9
WNW
7
W
6
S
5
SE
6
SE
8
SE
9
SE
12
SSE
14
SSE
16
SSE
19
SSE
20
S
21
SSW
22
SSW
24
NW
28
NW
30
NW
33
NW
34
NW
33
Wind gust (mph)
24
21
19
15
13
11
10
11
12
16
20
23
30
33
34
37
38
41
35
42
44
44
44
44
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
M
M
P
P
P
P
P
M
G
G
G
M
M
M
M
G
Humidity
86%
83%
82%
81%
83%
84%
86%
91%
94%
95%
95%
95%
94%
94%
94%
94%
92%
92%
93%
93%
93%
92%
91%
88%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
13
12
10
9
7
6
5
6
8
9
12
14
16
19
20
21
22
24
28
30
33
34
33
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
2.7
4.3
4.6
4.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
9
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (9 January 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 Heavy shower night Heavy 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 night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
90%
80%
80%
80%
80%
70%
80%
70%
80%
80%
80%
80%
70%
70%
60%
70%
60%
60%
70%
60%
60%
60%
70%
60%
Temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
5°
6°
6°
6°
6°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
Feels like temperature (°C)
0°
0°
1°
1°
1°
1°
1°
1°
1°
0°
1°
1°
1°
1°
2°
2°
2°
1°
2°
1°
1°
2°
2°
2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
31
NW
30
NW
28
NW
26
NW
24
NW
23
NW
22
NW
21
NW
21
NW
21
NNW
21
NW
21
NW
22
NW
21
NW
21
NW
21
NW
20
NW
20
NW
21
NW
19
NNW
18
NW
16
NW
16
NW
16
Wind gust (mph)
42
42
40
39
39
38
37
36
37
36
35
39
35
35
35
37
33
35
35
32
30
30
30
29
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
89%
83%
82%
80%
82%
79%
83%
78%
79%
82%
80%
76%
73%
74%
69%
69%
69%
71%
71%
76%
75%
73%
80%
78%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
31
30
28
26
24
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
19
18
16
16
16
Height of waves offshore (m)
4.0
3.7
3.5
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.5
3.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (10 January 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
60%
60%
50%
40%
50%
50%
60%
60%
60%
60%
50%
50%
50%
40%
40%
30%
30%
20%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
5°
6°
6°
6°
6°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
Feels like temperature (°C)
1°
1°
1°
1°
2°
2°
1°
2°
2°
2°
3°
3°
4°
4°
4°
5°
4°
4°
3°
3°
3°
2°
2°
2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
16
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
14
NW
14
NW
13
NW
12
NW
12
WNW
13
NW
13
WNW
14
NW
14
WNW
13
WNW
12
W
11
WSW
11
S
11
SSE
11
SSE
11
SSE
12
SSE
12
SSE
13
Wind gust (mph)
29
28
24
20
21
21
22
21
20
19
21
19
15
16
15
15
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
14
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
81%
80%
76%
77%
76%
78%
85%
79%
83%
83%
82%
80%
80%
78%
77%
79%
83%
84%
86%
88%
90%
89%
90%
89%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (11 January 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Drizzle Light rain Light rain Light rain Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
60%
50%
40%
Temperature (°C)
6°
6°
7°
8°
9°
9°
10°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
2°
2°
3°
4°
5°
6°
6°
6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
14
SSE
15
SSE
16
SSE
18
S
20
S
19
S
16
S
15
Wind gust (mph)
19
24
30
34
34
30
25
21
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
G
M
G
G
G
Humidity
90%
90%
90%
89%
91%
92%
92%
93%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
15
16
18
20
19
16
15
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.6
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.5
2.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (12 January 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
30%
40%
50%
40%
30%
20%
30%
40%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
9°
8°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
6°
8°
7°
6°
5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
13
SW
12
SW
11
SW
12
SW
14
SSW
14
S
12
SSE
12
Wind gust (mph)
19
18
15
18
21
17
15
17
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
VG
G
G
Humidity
92%
93%
93%
93%
90%
86%
93%
94%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.5
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Tuesday 6 January

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 6 January

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?

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Tide times

Tuesday 6 January

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?

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Tide times

Tuesday 6 January

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 7 January

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 7 January

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 7 January

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 7 January

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 8 January

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 8 January

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 8 January

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 8 January

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 9 January

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 9 January

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 9 January

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 9 January

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 10 January

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 10 January

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 10 January

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 10 January

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 11 January

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 11 January

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 11 January

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 11 January

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 12 January

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 12 January

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 12 January

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?

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Tide times

Monday 12 January

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 explained
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Forecast for 10pm Tuesday
Updated 20:00 (UTC) on Tue 6 Jan 2026
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Updated:

South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Band of rain and sleet clearing eastwards with icy stretches.

This Evening and Tonight:

A band of rain will move eastwards this evening, perhaps falling as sleet or snow briefly over the Moors. This clearing during the early hours. Icy stretches developing where skies clear. Breezy. Less cold than recent nights. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Wednesday:

Another cold day for many, with some glimmers of sunshine. Rain then returning across Cornwall and west Devon by late afternoon. Gusty winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Most likely a dry start on Thursday. Then an increasing risk of heavy rain, along with strong winds, which may linger into Friday. Cold with sunny spells retuning on Saturday.

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