Porth

12.4°C Water temp · May 5

United Kingdom Coastal 2 - Good 12.4°C

Porth Beach is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 230 metres wide, surrounded by cliffs with a stream flowing the across the beach to the sea.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

Cornwall

Season

Designated bathing water since 1996. Official monitoring season runs from May to September.

Water Quality

Good (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

There is an emergency/storm overflow from the Porth pumping station, that discharges to the Porth Stream 100m from the beach. The operation of the overflow can lead to a temporary drop in water quality in the Porth Stream and Porth bathing water.
This bathing water is included in the Surfers Against Sewage “Safer Seas Service”. This service can alert you to Combined Storm Sewer Overflow discharges via a phone App and in addition, it includes the Environment Agency Pollution Risk Forecast warnings where they are available. Further details of the service can be found at - http://www.sas.org.uk/safer-seas-service/