Porthminster beach is a town beach within St Ives and sits just below the railway station.
Excellent for people who want to swim and spend time on the beach whilst also having easy access to all the facilities available within St Ives.
As Porthminster beach is in the bay it is protected from the Atlantic rollers and is much more suitable for families and those wanting a calmer sea for activities like kayaking and SUP.
Facilities at the beach include seasonal lifeguards, a beach cafe, toilet blocks, plenty of takeaway food options.
Porthminster Beach is a Blue Flag Beach and has been awarded a regional Seaside Award.
Porthminster beach has seasonal dog restrictions not allowing dogs from 15th May to 30th September between 10 am - 6 pm
Water samples are taken at regular intervals during the bathing season and at the end of the season the water quality is classified as: - Excellent: the highest classification meaning the water is cleanest - Good: generally good water quality - Sufficient: meets minimum standards - Poor: You are advised not to swim. The beach will stay open and an action plan should be in place to improve the water quality.
7 Day Weather Forecast
Today Expect a temp in the range 12℃ to 12.7℃ with wind speed 3.7 m/sec (W)
Friday, Jul 01 Expect a temp in the range 12.7℃ to 13.1℃ with wind speed 4.4 m/sec (W)
Saturday, Jul 02 Expect a temp in the range 14.4℃ to 14.7℃ with wind speed 6.9 m/sec (SSW)
Sunday, Jul 03 Expect a temp in the range 13.6℃ to 14.1℃ with wind speed 5.1 m/sec (W)
Monday, Jul 04 Expect a temp in the range 13.2℃ to 14.4℃ with wind speed 5.7 m/sec (WNW)
Tuesday, Jul 05 Expect a temp in the range 12.5℃ to 14.5℃ with wind speed 1.9 m/sec (NNW)
Wednesday, Jul 06 Expect a temp in the range 14.5℃ to 15.5℃ with wind speed 2.1 m/sec (NNW)
Penwith Peninsula weather forecast from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK
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Porthminster Cafe is located on one of St Ives best beaches with great views over St Ives Bay towards Godrevy Lighthouse. The café is open daily for breakfast, lunch, dinner or you can stop by for a selection of homemade patisserie and fine coffees. Read more…
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Lula Shack is a beachside seafood & ribs shack at North Quay Hayle, Cornwall. Options to sit inside and outside or take it away to enjoy on the beach or at your home. Open 7 days a week, dawn until dusk, for breakfast, lunch and dinner. All our food is made from the very best sustainable, local and seasonal food. Read more…
The Rockpool is a café bar standing in the dunes of Gwithian and Godrevy. The food includes fresh local seafood along with proper burgers and a large selection of drinks. The restaurant also hosts a wide range of events and can be hired for private functions. Dogs on leads are very welcome too! Read more…
Lambeth Beach also known as Lambeth Walk Beach is a rocky beach with some sand located in St. Ives’s town centre. Located between Harbour Beach and Porthminster Beach behind the RNL Lifeboat Station. At high tide, you have no beach but then at low tide, the beach joins the harbour beach. The beach is also popular with people making sculptures Read more…
St Ives Harbour is a working harbour but as the tide goes out you have a small beach protected by the harbour walls and within the heart of St Ives. A very busy area with restaurants and pubs but also you can hire boats and take seal trips from here. All the facilities of St Ives including car parks, boat Read more…
Bamaluz beach is a small sandy beach with large boulders that all but disappears at high tide. Within St Ives, this is the beach for allowing dogs and so is typically used exclusively by dog owners. The beach itself is situated just north of the harbour wall and below St Ives Museum. You have car parking and facilities within St Read more…
Porthmeor beach is perfect for families, as the beach sits in the town of St Ives and is overlooked by the Tate St Ives. The beach has good sand at the top and then a slope at high water mark takes you to a large expanse of flat compact sand. Surf school is located on the beach. This beach has a cafe Read more…
St Ives has had a lifeboat since the 1830s and the station today currently operates two lifeboats. Station and shop open weekdays in the summer. Read more…
You need to buy and display a permit to kitesurf in the estuary zone. The area is administered by the Hayle Harbour Authority and a strict code of conduct must be adhered to. Read more…
The Hayle Outdoor Swimming Pool is open daily, weather permitting, during the main summer months. Although a unheated pool it does have a solar cover that means the water temperature is a few degrees higher. Ideally located close to miles of glorious sandy beaches. Read more…
Seal Island is the largest island in The Carracks, a group of small rocky inshore islands 200m offshore and around 6km from St Ives. The island gets its name as it’s the home to a colony of Grey Atlantic seals. You have two options to see the seals; (1) is by a Seal Island boat trip from St Ives harbour or (2) with Read more…
