Porthleven Sands

19.6°C Water temp · Aug 2

United Kingdom Coastal 1 - Excellent 19.6°C

Satellite view of Porthleven Sands — Satellite © Esri

Porthleven Sands bathing water is at the western end of Porthleven Sands on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a shingle beach resort approximately 330 metres wide backed by cliffs.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

Cornwall

Season

Designated bathing water since 1988. Official monitoring season runs from May to September.

Water Quality

Excellent (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

There are emergency/storm overflows from the pumping stations at Breageside, and Harbour Tank. These overflows are, and discharge into the sea near Porthleven Harbour entrance. The operation of the overflows can lead to a temporary drop in bathing water quality at Porthleven Sands.
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/