Porthtowan (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 (20 September 2024)
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
Sunny day
Sunny day
Sunny day
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Heavy shower day
Heavy shower day
Heavy shower night
Light shower night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
30%
60%
80%
70%
50%
40%
20%
10%
Temperature
13°
56°
15°
58°
16°
61°
17°
63°
18°
64°
18°
64°
18°
65°
18°
65°
18°
65°
18°
65°
18°
64°
17°
63°
16°
61°
16°
60°
15°
60°
15°
59°
Feels like temperature (°C)
12°
54°
14°
56°
15°
58°
16°
61°
17°
62°
17°
63°
18°
64°
18°
64°
17°
63°
17°
63°
17°
63°
16°
62°
16°
60°
15°
59°
15°
58°
14°
58°
Wind direction and speed
ENE
6
9
5
3
2
ENE
7
11
6
3
2
ENE
8
13
7
4
3
ENE
8
14
7
4
3
NE
8
13
7
4
3
NNE
7
12
6
3
2
NNE
7
11
6
3
2
N
7
11
6
3
2
N
7
12
6
3
2
NNE
8
13
7
3
3
NNE
8
13
7
4
3
NE
8
12
7
3
3
NE
7
11
6
3
2
NE
7
11
6
3
2
NE
6
10
5
3
2
NE
6
10
5
3
2
Wind gust (mph)
23
38
20
10
5
22
35
19
10
5
21
34
18
10
5
21
33
18
9
5
20
32
17
9
5
19
31
17
9
5
19
31
17
9
5
19
31
17
9
5
21
34
18
9
5
22
35
19
10
5
22
36
19
10
5
22
36
19
10
5
21
34
18
9
5
20
32
17
9
5
18
29
16
8
4
17
28
15
8
4
Visibility
M
7
M
9
G
10
G
11
G
11
G
12
G
13
G
14
G
14
G
14
G
14
G
14
G
18
VG
27
VG
35
VG
30
Humidity
88%
84%
75%
75%
68%
71%
73%
73%
75%
77%
82%
84%
86%
86%
87%
88%
UV
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
Wind direction and speed
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (21 September 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
Clear night
Clear 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 intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
40%
50%
40%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
15°
58°
14°
57°
14°
57°
14°
56°
13°
56°
13°
56°
14°
57°
13°
56°
14°
57°
15°
59°
16°
61°
17°
62°
18°
64°
18°
64°
18°
65°
18°
65°
18°
65°
18°
65°
18°
64°
17°
63°
16°
61°
16°
61°
16°
60°
15°
60°
14°
57°
14°
57°
13°
56°
13°
56°
13°
56°
13°
56°
14°
56°
13°
56°
14°
57°
15°
59°
16°
60°
16°
62°
17°
63°
17°
63°
18°
64°
18°
64°
18°
64°
18°
64°
17°
63°
17°
62°
16°
61°
16°
61°
16°
60°
16°
60°
ENE
6
9
5
3
2
ENE
5
8
4
2
2
ENE
5
8
4
2
2
NE
5
7
4
2
2
ENE
4
6
3
2
2
ENE
4
6
3
2
2
ENE
4
6
3
2
2
NE
4
6
3
2
2
NE
4
6
3
2
2
NE
4
7
3
2
2
NE
5
8
4
2
2
NE
6
10
5
3
2
NE
7
11
6
3
2
NE
7
11
6
3
2
NE
8
12
7
3
3
NE
7
11
6
3
2
NE
7
11
6
3
2
ENE
7
12
6
3
2
ENE
7
11
6
3
2
E
6
10
5
3
2
E
5
8
4
2
2
E
4
7
3
2
2
ENE
4
6
3
2
2
NE
3
5
3
1
1
18
29
16
8
4
17
28
15
8
4
16
25
14
7
4
15
25
13
7
4
16
26
14
7
4
16
25
14
7
4
16
25
14
7
4
15
23
13
7
4
17
27
15
8
4
17
27
15
8
4
17
28
15
8
4
18
29
16
8
4
17
28
15
8
4
18
29
16
8
4
18
29
16
8
4
19
30
17
8
5
18
29
16
8
4
17
27
15
7
4
16
25
14
7
4
14
22
12
6
4
12
20
10
6
3
12
20
10
5
3
12
19
10
5
3
11
17
10
5
3
VG
30
VG
30
VG
25
VG
20
G
16
G
14
G
13
G
11
G
11
G
13
G
15
G
17
G
19
VG
20
VG
20
VG
21
VG
22
VG
23
VG
25
VG
23
VG
21
VG
20
VG
20
VG
20
88%
91%
91%
93%
94%
94%
94%
94%
93%
88%
85%
83%
82%
81%
79%
77%
80%
79%
83%
86%
91%
92%
93%
93%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Sunday (22 September 2024)
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
Partly cloudy night
Cloudy
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
30%
50%
40%
40%
50%
50%
30%
20%
20%
15°
60°
15°
59°
15°
59°
15°
59°
16°
61°
17°
63°
17°
63°
16°
62°
15°
60°
16°
60°
16°
60°
15°
60°
15°
59°
16°
60°
16°
61°
16°
61°
16°
60°
15°
59°
ENE
3
5
3
1
1
NE
3
5
3
1
1
NNE
3
5
3
1
1
N
5
8
4
2
2
NNW
7
11
6
3
2
NW
9
14
8
4
3
WNW
9
15
8
4
3
W
8
13
7
4
3
WSW
6
10
5
3
2
12
19
10
5
3
13
20
11
6
4
14
23
12
6
4
17
27
15
8
4
18
29
16
8
4
19
31
17
9
5
19
31
17
9
5
17
28
15
8
4
16
25
14
7
4
VG
20
VG
20
G
19
G
16
VG
27
VG
30
VG
35
VG
30
VG
26
94%
94%
96%
96%
93%
87%
87%
91%
94%
-
-
-
1
1
3
1
1
-
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.9
0.9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
Monday (23 September 2024)
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
10%
20%
20%
30%
30%
20%
20%
10%
15°
59°
15°
59°
15°
58°
16°
61°
17°
63°
17°
63°
16°
61°
15°
59°
15°
58°
15°
58°
14°
58°
16°
60°
16°
61°
15°
60°
14°
58°
14°
57°
SSW
6
10
5
3
2
SSW
5
9
4
2
2
SE
5
8
4
2
2
NNW
6
10
5
3
2
NNW
9
15
8
4
3
NNW
11
18
10
5
3
NNW
11
18
10
5
3
NNW
9
15
8
4
3
16
25
14
7
4
15
24
13
7
4
16
25
14
7
4
18
29
16
8
4
22
36
19
10
5
20
32
17
9
5
22
36
19
10
5
19
31
17
9
5
VG
26
VG
24
G
18
VG
30
VG
35
VG
30
VG
25
VG
20
93%
94%
94%
86%
83%
84%
88%
88%
-
-
1
2
3
2
1
-
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
1.1
9
9
7
7
7
7
8
6
Tuesday (24 September 2024)
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
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Light rain
Light rain
10%
20%
20%
20%
30%
50%
60%
60%
15°
58°
14°
57°
14°
57°
16°
60°
17°
62°
16°
62°
15°
60°
15°
59°
14°
57°
14°
56°
13°
56°
15°
58°
15°
59°
15°
58°
14°
57°
13°
55°
NW
7
11
6
3
2
NW
5
9
4
2
2
WSW
5
9
4
2
2
WSW
7
12
6
3
2
WSW
11
17
10
5
3
SW
12
19
10
5
3
SSW
12
19
10
5
3
S
13
21
11
6
4
16
26
14
7
4
13
21
11
6
4
15
23
13
7
4
21
34
18
9
5
24
38
21
11
5
26
42
23
12
6
30
49
26
14
6
33
53
29
15
7
G
19
G
18
G
16
VG
21
VG
23
G
19
G
15
G
11
88%
88%
89%
82%
79%
83%
91%
93%
-
-
1
2
3
1
1
-
1.2
1.0
0.9
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
Wednesday (25 September 2024)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols
Cloudy
Cloudy
Sunny intervals
Light shower day
Light shower day
Light shower day
Light shower night
Partly cloudy night
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
15°
59°
15°
59°
15°
58°
16°
60°
17°
62°
16°
61°
15°
58°
14°
58°
13°
56°
13°
55°
12°
54°
13°
55°
14°
57°
14°
56°
13°
55°
12°
54°
SSW
12
20
10
5
3
SSW
13
20
11
6
4
SW
14
23
12
6
4
SW
16
26
14
7
4
WSW
17
28
15
8
4
W
16
26
14
7
4
W
13
21
11
6
4
WSW
13
20
11
6
4
28
46
24
13
6
29
47
25
13
6
33
52
29
15
7
33
54
29
15
7
35
56
30
16
7
33
54
29
15
7
29
47
25
13
6
28
46
24
13
6
G
14
G
15
G
16
G
19
G
16
G
16
G
17
G
18
93%
93%
93%
89%
87%
88%
90%
91%
-
-
1
2
3
1
1
-
0.5
0.6
0.6
1.4
1.8
8
8
8
7
8
Thursday (26 September 2024)
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
Light shower day
Sunny intervals
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
50%
40%
40%
50%
50%
40%
40%
40%
14°
57°
14°
57°
13°
56°
14°
58°
15°
59°
14°
58°
13°
55°
12°
54°
12°
53°
12°
53°
11°
52°
12°
53°
12°
54°
12°
53°
10°
51°
10°
50°
WSW
12
20
10
5
3
W
13
21
11
6
4
WNW
13
21
11
6
4
W
15
24
13
7
4
WNW
16
25
14
7
4
NW
16
25
14
7
4
NNW
14
22
12
6
4
NW
13
20
11
6
4
27
44
23
12
6
27
43
23
12
6
28
45
24
13
6
34
54
30
15
7
35
56
30
16
7
33
53
29
15
7
27
44
23
12
6
28
45
24
12
6
G
17
G
18
G
18
VG
20
VG
20
G
18
VG
21
VG
21
92%
92%
92%
84%
80%
79%
83%
82%
-
-
1
2
4
2
1
-
Friday (27 September 2024)
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
40%
40%
40%
30%
40%
40%
30%
30%
12°
53°
11°
52°
11°
51°
13°
55°
13°
56°
13°
55°
12°
53°
11°
51°
49°
48°
47°
10°
50°
10°
51°
10°
50°
48°
48°
NW
12
20
10
5
3
NW
12
20
10
6
3
NW
12
20
10
5
3
NW
15
24
13
7
4
WNW
16
25
14
7
4
NW
16
25
14
7
4
NW
13
20
11
6
4
NW
8
14
7
4
3
27
44
23
12
6
26
42
23
12
6
29
47
25
13
6
30
49
26
14
6
31
50
27
14
6
30
49
26
14
6
21
34
18
9
5
18
29
16
8
4
VG
21
VG
21
VG
22
VG
24
VG
22
VG
24
VG
25
VG
23
84%
82%
82%
68%
63%
66%
74%
81%
-
-
1
2
3
1
1
-

Tide times

Friday 20 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 20 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 20 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 20 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 21 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 21 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 21 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 21 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 22 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 22 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 22 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 22 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 23 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 23 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 23 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 23 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 24 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 24 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 24 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 24 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 25 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 25 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 25 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 25 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 26 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 26 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 26 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 26 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 27 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 27 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 27 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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 27 September

Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 5.9 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:

Sunny spells and scattered showers today and into the weekend.

Today:

Cloudy to start with the best of the morning sunshine in the far southwest. Showers soon spreading from the east through the afternoon, at times heavy and thundery. Feeling breezy in the showers, but warm in any sunshine. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

Tonight:

Turning drier this evening, with clear skies developing widely across the region, though some patchy hill fog across the Moors. By dawn, showers quickly developing along the southern coast. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

Saturday:

Another day of sunshine and showers, these occasionally heavy, and at times thundery, spreading northwards through the day. Feeling warm in any sunshine with generally light winds outside the showers. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

A band of persistent rain pushes north-eastwards through Sunday and Monday, heavy and perhaps thundery at times. Drier and brighter by Tuesday, though feeling notably cooler in a northerly wind.

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