Porthleven

Loe Bar

Shore
Deep water close in

Beach listed on OpenStreetMap. Species and access haven't been checked yet.

Fish here

Also caught

Mackerel Jun–Oct
Garfish May–Aug
Pollack Oct–Feb

Location is approximate. Check access and safety locally before you go.

Our predictions for this spot, blended from the Newlyn and Fowey tide gauges either side. Heights are above the year's lowest tide. This uses Environment Agency tide gauge data from the real-time data API (Beta). Not for navigation.

Science says

Other good times

Summer shark that hunts crabs over sand and mud; strong runs and powerful fights.

Suggested baits

Peeler crab
Hermit crab
Squid

Thu 15 Oct · 19:30–21:30
Poor · 42
Early or late in the season in October · Fresh SW 13 mph · 5h into the flood · Dark · Mid tides · Moderate (1.5 m waves) · Sea 16.4°C

Next 7 days

Times are the middle of each turn. The small times underneath are slack water, when the level stays close to high or low.

TodayWed 14 OctSprings
1. Low01:500.8 m00:59–02:40
2. High07:204.8 m06:27–08:13
3. Low14:050.9 m13:14–14:56