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

Heavy rain 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 high tide (5.4m) at

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    8 day forecast for Porthcurno (Beach)

    Today (3 April 2025)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy rain Light rain Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    70%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    26
    ESE
    27
    ESE
    25
    SE
    23
    SE
    21
    SE
    19
    SE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    38
    36
    33
    30
    25
    22
    Visibility
    M
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    UV 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    26
    27
    26
    24
    21
    19
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    14
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    20
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    20
    E
    20
    E
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    18
    17
    18
    19
    22
    23
    25
    26
    25
    25
    26
    27
    27
    28
    28
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    31
    32
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    88%
    89%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    14
    12
    11
    11
    12
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    22
    E
    22
    ENE
    24
    E
    25
    E
    24
    E
    24
    E
    23
    E
    22
    E
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    36
    37
    38
    38
    38
    35
    30
    28
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    22
    24
    24
    24
    25
    23
    21
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.8
    2.0
    2.1
    2.0
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    20
    E
    22
    E
    21
    E
    20
    E
    19
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    29
    28
    28
    25
    24
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    21
    20
    20
    18
    17
    16
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    10
    10
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    E
    12
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    17
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    80%
    83%
    78%
    78%
    81%
    77%
    76%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    E
    12
    SE
    13
    ESE
    12
    E
    11
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    14
    14
    13
    11
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    9
    9
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    11
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    15
    17
    18
    18
    13
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    79%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    E
    10
    ENE
    10
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    10
    12
    12
    10
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    81%
    81%
    83%
    82%
    79%
    79%
    82%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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:

    Some rain this evening. Drier again on Friday with sunshine.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A chance of further showers this evening and overnight, with more general rain across Devon and Cornwall, albeit not everywhere. A few showers continuing by the morning with patchy low cloud developing in places. Milder. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Friday:

    Any showers clearing to leave sunny spells. Increasingly sunny by the afternoon. Temperatures above average and feeling warm albeit cooler on coasts with brisk easterly winds again. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Mainly sunny over the weekend and into next week too. Temperatures generally lower than on Friday with chilly nights but feeling warm in the sunshine. Brisk easterly winds continuing.

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