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Porthcurno (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.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next low tide (m) at

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    7 day forecast for Porthcurno (Beach)

    Today (1 September 2025)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    28
    27
    27
    26
    25
    24
    23
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    UV 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (2 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 rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain 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 Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    70%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SSW
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    SSE
    16
    S
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    W
    16
    W
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    24
    25
    28
    29
    27
    26
    26
    26
    24
    24
    24
    26
    26
    25
    25
    24
    23
    21
    21
    21
    23
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    79%
    81%
    84%
    86%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Heavy rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    18
    S
    18
    SSW
    19
    SW
    21
    WSW
    22
    W
    21
    W
    19
    WSW
    18
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    22
    34
    38
    34
    30
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    83%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    79%
    UV - - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    17
    20
    21
    23
    22
    20
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.1
    2.9
    3.1
    3.0
    3.2
    3.3
    2.9
    3.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    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 Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    30
    29
    30
    30
    28
    24
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    18
    18
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.9
    2.6
    2.4
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    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%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    15
    W
    14
    WSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    17
    17
    18
    19
    18
    20
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    75%
    74%
    76%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.1
    1.9
    1.8
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    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 Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    17
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    19
    S
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    27
    30
    31
    31
    29
    26
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    93%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    17
    20
    20
    20
    19
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (7 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Drizzle Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    15
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    15
    WSW
    14
    W
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    82%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 1 September

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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 7 September

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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 7 September

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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 7 September

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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 7 September

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Sennen Cove tidal station which is 3.5 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:

    An unsettled start to Autumn.

    Today:

    A wet start in places on Monday, with an organised band of showers across Devon and Cornwall. These tending to break up throughout the day, with a risk of thunder and hail. Remaining blustery with strongest winds around coastal areas. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Tonight:

    Showers easing overnight with clear spells developing across the region. Cloud then thickens form the west with persistent heavy rain moving into Cornwall by dawn where it turns windier. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Band of heavy rain will continue to move eastwards across the region through the morning. By the afternoon rain clears with the odd shower behind along with some sunny spells. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    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.

    Updated:

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