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)



Forecast days

Light rain changing to cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (6.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portreath (Beach)

    Today (4 April 2026)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    60%
    ≥95%
    40%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    31
    SW
    30
    WSW
    29
    WSW
    29
    WSW
    30
    Wind gust (mph)
    47
    47
    46
    45
    46
    47
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    85%
    85%
    82%
    70%
    66%
    UV 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    33
    32
    32
    31
    31
    31
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.4
    2.5
    3.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (5 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    31
    WSW
    32
    WSW
    32
    W
    32
    W
    31
    W
    31
    W
    29
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    10
    WSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    48
    47
    46
    47
    45
    43
    40
    37
    33
    31
    30
    27
    26
    24
    24
    23
    20
    19
    17
    14
    12
    11
    12
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    65%
    67%
    67%
    70%
    68%
    68%
    67%
    65%
    67%
    64%
    65%
    64%
    63%
    62%
    60%
    59%
    58%
    57%
    57%
    57%
    61%
    64%
    67%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    31
    30
    30
    30
    30
    29
    28
    27
    26
    25
    23
    21
    20
    20
    20
    18
    17
    15
    13
    12
    10
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.5
    3.8
    4.1
    4.2
    4.1
    4.0
    3.7
    3.5
    3.3
    3.1
    2.9
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    14
    SE
    16
    SE
    18
    SE
    19
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    22
    SE
    22
    SE
    23
    ESE
    25
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    27
    ESE
    27
    ESE
    27
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    16
    17
    19
    21
    23
    25
    26
    29
    30
    30
    30
    29
    28
    29
    29
    29
    30
    31
    32
    34
    34
    34
    34
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    68%
    69%
    71%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    70%
    68%
    70%
    68%
    69%
    70%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    16
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    23
    22
    22
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    27
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    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
    11
    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 day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    25
    ESE
    25
    ESE
    25
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    25
    SE
    24
    ESE
    23
    SE
    22
    SE
    19
    SE
    17
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SE
    11
    SSE
    10
    S
    8
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    S
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    34
    32
    32
    31
    32
    32
    32
    32
    32
    31
    30
    28
    24
    22
    20
    18
    17
    15
    12
    10
    9
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    26
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    20
    21
    20
    20
    19
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    15
    15
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    1.4
    1.6
    1.8
    2.0
    2.2
    2.4
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    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 Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    5
    S
    5
    S
    5
    S
    5
    S
    5
    S
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    5
    SW
    6
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    M
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (9 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    W
    19
    W
    21
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    25
    NW
    24
    NW
    23
    NW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    27
    30
    34
    37
    37
    36
    32
    28
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    87%
    84%
    76%
    74%
    72%
    70%
    68%
    68%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    19
    19
    21
    23
    22
    21
    20
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.5
    1.8
    2.4
    2.7
    2.8
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    7
    8
    10
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (10 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    16
    WNW
    17
    W
    20
    W
    21
    W
    23
    W
    25
    W
    25
    W
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    30
    32
    35
    37
    37
    36
    33
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    67%
    73%
    76%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    UV - - 1 1 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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 Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 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:

    Windy tonight then sunshine and showers for Easter Day.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Storm Dave will bring strong winds this evening with some heavy and blustery spells of rain at times. The storm will clear in the early hours and winds will ease, though still rather breezy around coasts. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Sunday:

    Sunny spells and scattered showers on Easter Day with lighter winds. Mostly dry by the afternoon but feeling colder than previous days with a fresh breeze. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Dry on Monday with good sunny spells. Turning increasingly warm from Tuesday. Perhaps staying dry on Wednesday but skies clouding over and turning less warm.

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