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 sunny intervals by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next low tide (1.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Porthcothan (Beach)

    Today (3 January 2026)
    Time
    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 day Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sleet shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    1°
    0°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    16
    N
    16
    N
    17
    N
    16
    N
    16
    N
    16
    N
    15
    N
    14
    N
    14
    N
    13
    NNE
    12
    N
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    36
    34
    33
    33
    34
    35
    36
    36
    36
    34
    33
    31
    30
    29
    25
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    71%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    70%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    73%
    69%
    70%
    73%
    73%
    71%
    72%
    71%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (4 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 Sleet shower night Light shower night Sleet shower night Light shower night Sleet shower night Light shower night Sleet shower night Sleet shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    10
    N
    10
    N
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    N
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    6
    N
    6
    NNE
    7
    NNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    NW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    W
    8
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    20
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    14
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    15
    16
    16
    17
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    80%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    94%
    88%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    75%
    78%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (5 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 Light shower night Light shower night Sleet shower night Light shower night Sleet shower night Sleet shower night Sleet shower day Sleet shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sleet shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    0°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    N
    10
    N
    11
    N
    12
    N
    12
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    12
    N
    14
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    14
    N
    14
    N
    13
    N
    13
    N
    13
    N
    12
    N
    11
    NNE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    18
    21
    22
    24
    25
    26
    25
    23
    22
    24
    28
    28
    30
    32
    30
    29
    29
    28
    28
    26
    25
    22
    20
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    91%
    94%
    93%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    86%
    85%
    76%
    73%
    66%
    68%
    72%
    70%
    78%
    77%
    71%
    72%
    75%
    82%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (6 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    3°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    -1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    1°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    9
    N
    8
    N
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    WNW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    16
    15
    17
    18
    19
    21
    21
    21
    20
    23
    24
    25
    26
    25
    24
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    89%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    87%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    84%
    80%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    80%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    7
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    15
    NW
    15
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    15
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    W
    13
    W
    12
    WSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    21
    21
    19
    21
    20
    22
    22
    21
    20
    24
    19
    21
    19
    19
    20
    18
    18
    17
    15
    15
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    82%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.8
    2.1
    2.3
    2.4
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (8 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    W
    13
    NW
    12
    W
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    15
    16
    19
    17
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    82%
    89%
    90%
    88%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    12
    14
    15
    16
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.2
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    8
    8
    9
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (9 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    16
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    18
    19
    21
    18
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    79%
    79%
    85%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Saturday 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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?

    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?

    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?

    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?

    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 explained
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    Updated 05:00 (UTC) on Sat 3 Jan 2026
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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    A cold weekend with ice and wintry showers for some.

    Today:

    An icy start for many this morning, with further wintry showers through today, mainly across Devon and Cornwall. Staying largely dry in eastern counties with lengthy sunny periods. Feeling very cold in the northerly breeze. Quickly turning frosty after dark. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

    Tonight:

    Further wintry showers across Cornwall and Devon overnight, leading to the risk of ice and slippery conditions on untreated surfaces. Turning widely frosty with a severe frost in some spots. Minimum temperature -4 °C.

    Sunday:

    Another cold day with sunny spells and wintry showers. Snow accumulations are possible in places, mainly over the Moors, with eastern counties remaining mostly dry. Lighter winds, though feeling cold. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Largely sunny and cold on Monday with wintry showers possible in Devon and Cornwall. Perhaps turning somewhat less cold thereafter with rain or snow at times. Frosts and ice likely.

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