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)



    Today (21 November 2024)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNE
    11
    N
    11
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    10
    NNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    31
    32
    28
    29
    31
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    89%
    87%
    80%
    75%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (22 November 2024)
    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
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower day
    Light shower day
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny day
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Light rain
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    60%
    NNW
    12
    NW
    14
    WNW
    17
    NW
    18
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    NW
    17
    WNW
    17
    NW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    9
    W
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    9
    S
    12
    S
    17
    S
    21
    33
    37
    39
    40
    40
    40
    41
    39
    40
    39
    36
    34
    32
    30
    27
    25
    21
    17
    17
    19
    24
    30
    36
    44
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    71%
    60%
    59%
    59%
    67%
    72%
    69%
    69%
    70%
    69%
    67%
    63%
    59%
    58%
    57%
    57%
    56%
    57%
    55%
    55%
    56%
    57%
    60%
    64%
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Saturday (23 November 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Heavy rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Heavy rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Heavy rain
    ≥95%
    80%
    50%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    S
    25
    S
    34
    S
    37
    SSW
    34
    SSW
    34
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    33
    58
    62
    60
    58
    59
    58
    59
    61
    E
    M
    E
    E
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    67%
    78%
    82%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    1.6
    2.5
    3.5
    4.1
    4.1
    4.4
    4.9
    5.2
    9
    6
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    Sunday (24 November 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Cloudy
    Light shower night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    80%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    14°
    14°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    SSW
    34
    SW
    29
    SW
    22
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    60
    54
    39
    37
    36
    36
    35
    34
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    91%
    88%
    86%
    83%
    80%
    74%
    73%
    70%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    5.7
    5.8
    5.6
    5.0
    4.5
    4.3
    4.3
    4.2
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Monday (25 November 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Light shower day
    Light shower night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    WSW
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    15
    34
    34
    33
    36
    35
    35
    32
    31
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    68%
    66%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    64%
    66%
    65%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    4.2
    4.3
    4.3
    3.9
    3.5
    3.3
    3.2
    3.0
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Tuesday (26 November 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    10°
    10°
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    NW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    NW
    10
    NE
    9
    N
    9
    30
    28
    27
    25
    23
    23
    23
    22
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    66%
    68%
    71%
    69%
    69%
    68%
    69%
    73%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    2.9
    2.6
    2.4
    2.1
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Wednesday (27 November 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10°
    10°
    N
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    11
    NE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    24
    26
    26
    24
    23
    25
    25
    25
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    76%
    76%
    74%
    74%
    71%
    68%
    71%
    70%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    1.8
    1.7
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9

    Tide times

    Thursday 21 November

    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 21 November

    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 21 November

    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 21 November

    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 22 November

    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 22 November

    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 22 November

    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 22 November

    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 23 November

    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 23 November

    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 23 November

    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 23 November

    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 24 November

    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 24 November

    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 24 November

    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 24 November

    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 25 November

    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 25 November

    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 25 November

    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 25 November

    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 26 November

    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 26 November

    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 26 November

    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 26 November

    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 27 November

    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 27 November

    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 27 November

    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 27 November

    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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    WARNING
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    Flood warnings in force for England
    Flood warnings in force for England

    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cold Friday before Storm Bert arrives this weekend.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Showers on and off this evening and overnight in the west, bringing sleet and snow in places. Drier further east with clearer spells. Breezy for most with a patchy frost and icy stretches possible on untreated surfaces. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

    Friday:

    Scattered showers fading during the morning, turning mostly dry with bright or sunny spells for many in the afternoon. Another cold day, though winds easing later. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Wet and windy on Saturday as Storm Bert brings heavy persistent rain, and snow over the hills. Rain clearing through Sunday with showers and brighter spells on Monday. Noticeably milder.

    Updated:

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