Portreath (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 (7 September 2024)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    70%
    Temperature
    14°
    58°
    14°
    58°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    55°
    13°
    56°
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    9
    14
    8
    4
    3
    WNW
    8
    13
    7
    4
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    27
    15
    7
    4
    15
    24
    13
    7
    4
    Visibility
    VG
    20
    VG
    21
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    UV
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 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
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    14°
    58°
    14°
    58°
    15°
    58°
    15°
    59°
    15°
    59°
    15°
    59°
    15°
    59°
    15°
    59°
    15°
    59°
    15°
    60°
    16°
    61°
    16°
    61°
    16°
    61°
    16°
    62°
    17°
    62°
    17°
    62°
    17°
    62°
    17°
    62°
    17°
    62°
    16°
    62°
    16°
    62°
    16°
    61°
    16°
    61°
    16°
    61°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    14°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    55°
    13°
    55°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    14°
    57°
    14°
    57°
    14°
    57°
    14°
    57°
    14°
    57°
    14°
    56°
    14°
    56°
    14°
    56°
    14°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    55°
    WNW
    8
    12
    7
    3
    3
    W
    8
    12
    7
    3
    3
    W
    8
    14
    7
    4
    3
    WNW
    10
    15
    9
    4
    3
    WNW
    10
    17
    9
    5
    3
    WNW
    12
    19
    10
    5
    3
    WNW
    13
    20
    11
    6
    4
    WNW
    14
    22
    12
    6
    4
    NW
    14
    23
    12
    6
    4
    NW
    15
    24
    13
    7
    4
    NW
    15
    25
    13
    7
    4
    NW
    16
    25
    14
    7
    4
    NW
    16
    26
    14
    7
    4
    NW
    16
    26
    14
    7
    4
    NW
    17
    27
    15
    8
    4
    NW
    18
    28
    16
    8
    4
    NW
    18
    29
    16
    8
    4
    NW
    18
    29
    16
    8
    4
    NW
    18
    29
    16
    8
    4
    NW
    18
    29
    16
    8
    4
    NW
    18
    28
    16
    8
    4
    NW
    17
    28
    15
    8
    4
    NW
    17
    28
    15
    8
    4
    NW
    18
    30
    16
    8
    4
    15
    24
    13
    7
    4
    16
    26
    14
    7
    4
    17
    28
    15
    8
    4
    19
    30
    17
    8
    5
    21
    34
    18
    10
    5
    23
    36
    20
    10
    5
    23
    36
    20
    10
    5
    22
    35
    19
    10
    5
    24
    38
    21
    11
    5
    25
    40
    22
    11
    6
    25
    41
    22
    11
    6
    26
    42
    23
    12
    6
    27
    44
    23
    12
    6
    26
    42
    23
    12
    6
    27
    43
    23
    12
    6
    26
    43
    23
    12
    6
    26
    43
    23
    12
    6
    26
    42
    23
    12
    6
    26
    42
    23
    12
    6
    25
    41
    22
    11
    6
    26
    43
    23
    12
    6
    25
    41
    22
    11
    6
    26
    42
    23
    12
    6
    26
    42
    23
    12
    6
    G
    14
    M
    9
    M
    7
    M
    6
    M
    5
    M
    5
    M
    6
    M
    6
    M
    7
    M
    7
    M
    8
    M
    8
    M
    8
    M
    9
    M
    9
    G
    10
    G
    11
    G
    11
    G
    12
    G
    13
    G
    13
    G
    14
    G
    16
    G
    19
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    3
    4
    4
    4
    2
    2
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Monday (9 September 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny day
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Overcast
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    16°
    61°
    16°
    60°
    14°
    58°
    13°
    56°
    14°
    57°
    15°
    58°
    15°
    58°
    14°
    58°
    14°
    58°
    12°
    54°
    12°
    53°
    10°
    50°
    49°
    10°
    50°
    11°
    51°
    11°
    52°
    11°
    52°
    11°
    52°
    NNW
    20
    31
    17
    9
    5
    NNW
    21
    34
    18
    9
    5
    NNW
    23
    37
    20
    10
    5
    NNW
    23
    37
    20
    10
    5
    NNW
    22
    35
    19
    10
    5
    NNW
    20
    33
    17
    9
    5
    NW
    18
    30
    16
    8
    4
    WNW
    17
    28
    15
    8
    4
    WNW
    18
    29
    16
    8
    4
    28
    45
    24
    13
    6
    32
    52
    28
    14
    7
    33
    53
    29
    15
    7
    34
    54
    30
    15
    7
    33
    52
    29
    15
    7
    30
    48
    26
    13
    6
    28
    44
    24
    12
    6
    26
    41
    23
    12
    6
    28
    44
    24
    12
    6
    VG
    24
    VG
    35
    E
    60
    E
    60
    E
    50
    E
    60
    E
    50
    E
    45
    E
    45
    85%
    83%
    76%
    74%
    68%
    65%
    66%
    69%
    75%
    -
    -
    -
    -
    2
    5
    2
    -
    -
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    1.3
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Tuesday (10 September 2024)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Cloudy
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    50%
    70%
    50%
    15°
    58°
    15°
    59°
    15°
    59°
    16°
    60°
    16°
    61°
    16°
    60°
    15°
    59°
    15°
    59°
    11°
    52°
    11°
    52°
    11°
    52°
    12°
    53°
    12°
    54°
    12°
    53°
    11°
    52°
    11°
    52°
    W
    19
    31
    17
    8
    5
    W
    22
    35
    19
    10
    5
    W
    22
    36
    19
    10
    5
    W
    21
    34
    18
    9
    5
    W
    21
    34
    18
    9
    5
    W
    22
    35
    19
    10
    5
    W
    22
    36
    19
    10
    5
    WNW
    21
    34
    18
    10
    5
    32
    52
    28
    14
    7
    33
    53
    29
    15
    7
    34
    55
    30
    15
    7
    34
    55
    30
    15
    7
    35
    56
    30
    16
    7
    36
    58
    31
    16
    7
    35
    56
    30
    16
    7
    33
    53
    29
    15
    7
    E
    40
    VG
    35
    VG
    35
    E
    40
    VG
    35
    VG
    35
    VG
    30
    E
    45
    80%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    87%
    85%
    -
    -
    -
    3
    4
    2
    -
    -
    1.4
    1.6
    1.9
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.1
    1.9
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Wednesday (11 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
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    40%
    14°
    57°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    55°
    13°
    56°
    14°
    57°
    14°
    57°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    55°
    10°
    50°
    49°
    48°
    10°
    49°
    10°
    51°
    10°
    50°
    10°
    49°
    48°
    NW
    21
    34
    18
    10
    5
    NW
    22
    35
    19
    10
    5
    NNW
    22
    35
    19
    10
    5
    NNW
    20
    32
    17
    9
    5
    NW
    19
    30
    17
    8
    5
    NW
    19
    31
    17
    9
    5
    NW
    19
    31
    17
    9
    5
    NW
    20
    32
    17
    9
    5
    33
    53
    29
    15
    7
    34
    54
    30
    15
    7
    32
    52
    28
    15
    7
    32
    52
    28
    15
    7
    31
    50
    27
    14
    6
    31
    50
    27
    14
    6
    30
    49
    26
    14
    6
    31
    50
    27
    14
    6
    E
    60
    E
    65
    E
    65
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    65
    74%
    63%
    59%
    58%
    58%
    61%
    59%
    60%
    -
    -
    -
    2
    4
    2
    -
    -
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Thursday (12 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
    Cloudy
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    12°
    54°
    12°
    53°
    11°
    52°
    13°
    55°
    14°
    57°
    14°
    57°
    13°
    55°
    12°
    53°
    47°
    46°
    46°
    10°
    50°
    11°
    51°
    11°
    52°
    10°
    50°
    49°
    NNW
    20
    33
    17
    9
    5
    NNW
    21
    34
    18
    9
    5
    NNW
    19
    30
    17
    8
    5
    NNW
    17
    28
    15
    8
    4
    NNW
    17
    27
    15
    7
    4
    NNW
    16
    26
    14
    7
    4
    NNW
    15
    24
    13
    7
    4
    NNE
    12
    20
    10
    6
    3
    32
    52
    28
    14
    7
    33
    53
    29
    15
    7
    32
    52
    28
    14
    7
    31
    49
    27
    14
    6
    30
    48
    26
    13
    6
    29
    47
    25
    13
    6
    26
    41
    23
    11
    6
    22
    36
    19
    10
    5
    E
    65
    E
    55
    VG
    29
    VG
    28
    VG
    26
    VG
    25
    VG
    25
    VG
    25
    62%
    62%
    64%
    63%
    64%
    63%
    64%
    64%
    -
    -
    -
    3
    5
    2
    -
    -
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.8
    1.6
    1.4
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    Friday (13 September 2024)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    11°
    52°
    11°
    51°
    11°
    51°
    14°
    57°
    16°
    60°
    15°
    60°
    14°
    57°
    13°
    55°
    48°
    47°
    47°
    12°
    53°
    13°
    55°
    13°
    55°
    12°
    53°
    11°
    51°
    NNE
    11
    17
    10
    5
    3
    NNE
    11
    18
    10
    5
    3
    ENE
    11
    18
    10
    5
    3
    ENE
    12
    19
    10
    5
    3
    NNW
    13
    21
    11
    6
    4
    NW
    13
    21
    11
    6
    4
    NW
    12
    20
    10
    5
    3
    NW
    10
    16
    9
    5
    3
    20
    33
    17
    9
    5
    20
    32
    17
    9
    5
    20
    32
    17
    9
    5
    23
    37
    20
    10
    5
    22
    36
    19
    10
    5
    22
    35
    19
    10
    5
    18
    30
    16
    8
    4
    18
    29
    16
    8
    4
    VG
    25
    VG
    25
    VG
    23
    VG
    25
    VG
    25
    VG
    25
    VG
    21
    VG
    21
    64%
    64%
    66%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    68%
    70%
    -
    -
    -
    2
    4
    2
    -
    -