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Porthminster Beach

Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Today’s timelapse
St Ives: Westcotts Quay

Porthminster Beach 15 photos

  • Porthminster Beach

    Porthminster Beach. Wayland Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Departing . . . . .@ twilight. - panoramio

    Departing . . . . .@ twilight. - panoramio. Jane White, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Boat - Porthallow coast

    Boat - Porthallow coast. Mr Moss, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Porthminster beach from the bay

    Porthminster beach from the bay. Matt From London, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Porthminster Beach,St.Ives,Cornwall

    Porthminster Beach,St.Ives,Cornwall. john47kent, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • At The Beach

    At The Beach. Nanagyei, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Porthminster Beach,St.Ives,Cornwall

    Porthminster Beach,St.Ives,Cornwall. john47kent, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Porthminster beach

    Porthminster beach. treehouse1977, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Porthminster beach

    Porthminster beach. Matt From London, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • St. Ives, Porthminster Beach, Cornwall, England-LCCN2002696625

    St. Ives, Porthminster Beach, Cornwall, England-LCCN2002696625. Fæ, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • St. Ives Porthminster Beach Cornwall England

    St. Ives Porthminster Beach Cornwall England. snapshotsofthepast.com, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Beach Volleyball (2)

    Beach Volleyball (2). john47kent, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Heather on Porthminster Beach

    Heather on Porthminster Beach. Matt From London, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Misty morning seascape

    Misty morning seascape. phill.lister, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Porthminster Beach, St Ives

    Porthminster Beach, St Ives. andreboeni, CC BY 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:14 pm
8 am
0.7
66 km/h41 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.9
63 km/h39 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.0
57 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.2
54 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.5
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.6
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.7
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.9
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.8
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.9
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.8
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor

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St Ives

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C52°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
6440 km/hmph NW
Gusts
10465 km/hmph
Waves
3.4 m11 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:14 pm
Today
0.7Poor8 am6641
0.9Poor9 am6339
1.0Poor10 am5736
1.2Poor11 am5434
1.5Poor12 pm5132
1.6Poor1 pm5232
1.7Poor2 pm5232
1.9Poor3 pm5132
1.8Poor4 pm5031
1.9Poor5 pm4528
1.8Poor6 pm4427
Sat
2.0Poor8 am1912
1.5Poor9 am2516
1.2Poor10 am2818
0.9Poor11 am3220
0.6Poor12 pm4125
0.5Poor1 pm4528
0.5Poor2 pm4729
0.5Poor3 pm5031
0.8Poor4 pm5232
0.9Poor5 pm5031
1.0Poor6 pm5132
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -2.4 m. High at 3 pm, 1.7 m. Low at 10 pm, -3.0 m. High at 4 am, 1.8 mLow 9 am, -2.4 m8 ftHigh 3 pm, 1.7 m6 ftLow 10 pm, -3.0 m10 ftHigh 4 am, 1.8 m6 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 9 am, -2.4 m8 ft
  • High 3 pm, 1.7 m6 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -3.0 m10 ft
  • High 4 am, 1.8 m6 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 54 km/h33 mph, rain 23%
  • Mon2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 53 km/h33 mph, rain 84%
  • Tue2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 54 km/h33 mph, rain 53%
  • Wed4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 14%
  • Thu3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 13%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Porthminster Beach

Porthminster Beach is a sandy beach located in St Ives, Cornwall, UK. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station at the beach. The beach is 470 meters long and is near Harbour Beach, which is 570 meters away.

From Wikipedia

St Ives ( ; Cornish: Porthia [pɔrθia] , meaning "St Ia's cove") is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times, it was commercially dependent on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial emphasis, and the town is now primarily a popular seaside resort. It is notable in achieving the title of Best UK Seaside Town from the British Travel Awards in both 2010 and 2011. It was named best seaside town of 2007 by The Guardian newspaper.

Source: St Ives, Cornwall on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 70 m230 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms110 m370 ft away
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m560 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink86 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
210 m680 ftHarbour Hotel
Nearest town
730 m0.5 miSt Ives (town)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miLand's End Airport (LEQ)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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