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St Ives - Porthmeor (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

Tide: Next low tide (1.1m) at

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7 day forecast for St Ives - Porthmeor (Beach)

Today (21 October 2025)
Time
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
Chance of precipitation
40%
30%
30%
30%
30%
Temperature
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
9°
10°
Wind direction and speed
WNW
13
WNW
13
WNW
12
WNW
11
WNW
11
Wind gust (mph)
19
18
17
16
16
Visibility
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
76%
75%
75%
75%
75%
UV - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
13
13
12
11
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (22 October 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
20%
30%
30%
30%
30%
20%
10%
20%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
40%
50%
60%
80%
80%
70%
80%
60%
60%
90%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
11°
12°
13°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
11°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
9
W
8
WNW
7
W
7
W
7
WSW
6
SW
6
SSW
6
SSW
7
S
8
S
10
S
11
SSE
12
SSE
12
SE
13
SE
14
ESE
14
ESE
15
ESE
16
SSW
17
WSW
21
Wind gust (mph)
14
14
13
13
12
12
10
10
8
8
10
11
14
15
16
17
19
21
23
21
20
17
17
24
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
VG
E
E
Humidity
74%
74%
74%
74%
74%
73%
71%
71%
69%
72%
73%
71%
70%
69%
73%
75%
79%
84%
87%
88%
90%
89%
86%
85%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
5
6
8
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
17
18
21
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (23 October 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 Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy 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 day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
90%
80%
90%
90%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
80%
80%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
70%
60%
70%
80%
80%
70%
70%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
6°
6°
6°
5°
5°
6°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
5°
5°
4°
4°
4°
4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
24
W
27
W
29
WNW
31
WNW
31
WNW
32
WNW
32
NW
34
NW
36
NW
38
NW
39
NW
39
NW
38
NW
36
NW
35
NW
34
WNW
33
WNW
32
WNW
32
WNW
31
WNW
31
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
29
Wind gust (mph)
35
35
43
43
44
40
47
50
53
51
54
53
52
51
50
49
46
44
42
42
42
42
42
40
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
80%
78%
77%
79%
78%
78%
79%
79%
80%
78%
78%
73%
70%
67%
66%
67%
64%
65%
65%
63%
69%
66%
67%
66%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
25
28
30
31
31
32
32
33
36
38
39
39
39
37
36
34
33
32
31
29
29
29
28
28
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.7
2.1
2.5
3.0
3.4
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.9
2.9
3.0
3.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
13
13
13
13
13
13
5
6
6
7
8
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (24 October 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 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 Sunny intervals 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
Chance of precipitation
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
80%
80%
70%
60%
60%
50%
50%
50%
60%
60%
60%
70%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
5°
5°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
28
WNW
27
WNW
26
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
24
W
23
WNW
23
W
23
W
23
W
23
WNW
23
W
23
W
24
W
24
W
23
W
24
WNW
24
WNW
23
WNW
22
WNW
22
WNW
22
WNW
22
Wind gust (mph)
39
41
38
37
35
37
37
33
35
33
33
33
33
34
34
30
28
28
26
24
25
24
24
24
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
69%
67%
66%
70%
68%
67%
69%
67%
68%
67%
66%
66%
67%
65%
67%
69%
67%
70%
70%
70%
68%
71%
71%
71%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
27
26
25
25
24
25
24
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
22
22
22
21
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.1
3.0
3.0
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.8
2.8
2.9
2.9
2.8
2.9
3.0
3.1
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.3
3.0
2.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (25 October 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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
60%
60%
60%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
40%
40%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
7°
6°
6°
7°
7°
6°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
21
WNW
20
WNW
19
NW
18
NW
18
WNW
17
WNW
17
NW
17
NW
17
NW
17
NNW
16
NNW
17
NNW
17
NNW
18
NNW
19
NNW
19
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
21
N
21
NNW
21
N
21
Wind gust (mph)
23
21
21
19
21
21
19
19
19
18
18
17
19
21
23
21
22
22
24
24
24
26
26
27
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
72%
70%
71%
73%
72%
70%
70%
69%
71%
73%
70%
68%
70%
70%
67%
69%
66%
67%
66%
68%
68%
68%
66%
65%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.6
2.4
2.3
2.1
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (26 October 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
50%
40%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
9°
9°
10°
12°
12°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
6°
5°
5°
7°
8°
8°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
N
21
NNW
21
NNW
21
NNW
20
NW
19
NW
18
NW
20
NW
21
WNW
24
Wind gust (mph)
26
28
29
27
26
26
26
28
27
Visibility (description)
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
VG
VG
Humidity
66%
67%
68%
67%
66%
67%
69%
74%
80%
UV - - - - 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
20
20
20
20
19
18
20
21
24
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.7
1.6
1.7
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (27 October 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
12°
12°
12°
13°
14°
13°
12°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
8°
8°
8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
26
WNW
27
WNW
28
WNW
28
WNW
28
WNW
28
WNW
27
WNW
27
Wind gust (mph)
29
32
33
32
31
29
28
29
Visibility (description)
G
VG
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
82%
82%
82%
82%
81%
81%
79%
79%
UV - - - 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
26
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.2
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Tuesday 21 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 21 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 21 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 21 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 22 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 22 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 22 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 22 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 23 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 23 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 23 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 23 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 24 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 24 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 24 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 24 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 25 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 25 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 25 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 25 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 26 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 26 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 26 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 26 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from St. Ives tidal station which is 0.1 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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Forecast for 19:00, Tue
Updated 17:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 21 Oct 2025

South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Drier to start Wednesday, wet and windy overnight into Thursday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Scattered showers, locally heavy at first, but these becoming mostly confined to western coasts overnight. Becoming largely dry elsewhere with clear spells and turning colder with perhaps the odd fog patch and pocket of grass frost in prone spots. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Wednesday:

Sunny spells through the morning with any fog patches clearing by late-morning. Isolated showers developing, though most places staying dry. Heavy rain arriving later in the day. Freshening easterly winds. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Strengthening northwesterly winds on Thursday with gales or severe gales. Heavy rain at times, clearing later. Sunny spells and showers on Friday and Saturday and often windy. Feeling much colder.

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