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

Clear.
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 (5 April 2026)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    7
    SSW
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    13
    15
    16
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    62%
    64%
    66%
    67%
    UV - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (6 April 2026)
    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 Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear 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)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    13
    SE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    19
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    21
    SE
    22
    SE
    23
    SE
    24
    SE
    24
    SE
    24
    SE
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    21
    22
    23
    24
    26
    28
    29
    29
    28
    28
    28
    28
    27
    28
    28
    28
    29
    31
    34
    34
    35
    35
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    Humidity
    69%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    68%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    70%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    16
    18
    20
    21
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    20
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (7 April 2026)
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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 Clear night Clear 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)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    22
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    19
    SE
    17
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    S
    11
    S
    9
    SSE
    8
    SW
    7
    SSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    34
    32
    32
    31
    30
    30
    29
    30
    27
    24
    22
    22
    21
    18
    17
    15
    13
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    Humidity
    78%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    83%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    19
    18
    18
    18
    16
    15
    15
    14
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.4
    1.6
    1.8
    2.0
    2.2
    2.4
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (8 April 2026)
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear 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)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    5
    NNE
    5
    NE
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    NW
    5
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    NW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    6
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    NW
    7
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    W
    8
    W
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    12
    13
    13
    12
    13
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    P
    VP
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.1
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (9 April 2026)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    18
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    24
    NW
    24
    NW
    24
    NW
    24
    NW
    23
    NW
    23
    NW
    22
    NW
    21
    NW
    20
    NW
    19
    NW
    19
    NW
    17
    WNW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    18
    19
    20
    22
    25
    27
    31
    32
    31
    34
    36
    36
    35
    34
    32
    31
    31
    27
    27
    25
    25
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    81%
    76%
    73%
    70%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    64%
    64%
    63%
    64%
    65%
    63%
    63%
    62%
    64%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    2.5
    2.6
    2.8
    2.8
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (10 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    14
    W
    12
    SW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    23
    23
    28
    31
    32
    32
    33
    31
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    63%
    64%
    67%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    81%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    17
    20
    24
    24
    24
    25
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.5
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (11 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WNW
    21
    NW
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    32
    32
    31
    31
    31
    29
    27
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    80%
    81%
    70%
    69%
    69%
    68%
    70%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mostly fine with some pleasantly warm sunshine.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Any showers will soon die out this evening leaving a dry and mostly clear night across the region, with lighter winds than of late. However, some cloud developing later, especially in the west. A frost forming in rural areas. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Monday:

    Easter Monday will be dry and settled. There will be some cloud at times, especially in the west at first, with a generally sunnier afternoon unfolding. Fairly breezy, but mild. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Tuesday looks dry, bright and breezy with warm hazy sunshine in the east. Cloudier on Wednesday, with overnight rain introducing a colder day on Thursday with sunshine and blustery showers.

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