Helford River Mouth Weather

12.7°C

Feels like 7.3°C

17.7 mph ↖

NW | Gusts 32.2 mph

Hot Tub Index

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Too Windy

Gusts to 32.2mph - stay inside

12.7°C

Temp

32.2 mph

Gusts

0.0 mm

Rain

Heat Tonight For Tomorrow?

Tomorrow evening looks poor for tubbing

Next 24 Hours

5-Day Outlook

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Today

92% rain

12.8°

9.1°

Time Temp Wind Rain

00:00 9.1° 9.8 mph 0%

01:00 9.1° 12.1 mph 0%

02:00 9.5° 10.7 mph 0%

03:00 9.8° 11.2 mph 0%

04:00 9.8° 10.3 mph 0%

05:00 9.9° 12.1 mph 0%

06:00 10.1° 12.3 mph 0%

07:00 10.4° 13.6 mph 2%

08:00 10.4° 18.8 mph 30%

09:00 11.5° 21.0 mph 67%

10:00 10.9° 19.0 mph 92%

11:00 11.5° 19.0 mph 92%

12:00 11.5° 18.3 mph 78%

13:00 12.2° 17.7 mph 68%

14:00 12.7° 17.2 mph 66%

15:00 12.7° 18.6 mph 67%

16:00 12.6° 17.7 mph 68%

17:00 12.8° 17.7 mph 70%

18:00 12.5° 17.2 mph 73%

19:00 11.8° 16.3 mph 76%

20:00 11.1° 14.8 mph 79%

21:00 11.0° 15.2 mph 81%

22:00 10.6° 14.1 mph 84%

23:00 9.2° 16.3 mph 86%

Tides

H 02:34 4.48m

L 09:24 1.22m

H 15:13 4.43m

L 21:50 1.2m

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Tomorrow

99% rain

11.8°

7.8°

Time Temp Wind Rain

00:00 9.2° 10.7 mph 89%

01:00 9.6° 11.9 mph 90%

02:00 9.3° 12.5 mph 91%

03:00 8.8° 11.6 mph 92%

04:00 8.5° 14.5 mph 90%

05:00 7.8° 10.7 mph 84%

06:00 8.4° 12.1 mph 76%

07:00 8.8° 13.4 mph 72%

08:00 9.4° 15.2 mph 75%

09:00 10.0° 15.9 mph 82%

10:00 10.2° 15.4 mph 88%

11:00 10.7° 17.7 mph 91%

12:00 11.1° 17.7 mph 93%

13:00 11.5° 17.7 mph 94%

14:00 11.8° 15.9 mph 97%

15:00 11.5° 15.4 mph 99%

16:00 11.8° 14.3 mph 98%

17:00 11.4° 17.2 mph 91%

18:00 10.4° 14.5 mph 80%

19:00 10.2° 14.1 mph 68%

20:00 9.6° 11.4 mph 55%

21:00 9.0° 12.5 mph 42%

22:00 8.9° 11.6 mph 30%

23:00 8.8° 9.4 mph 20%

Tides

H 03:32 4.72m

L 10:20 0.92m

H 16:04 4.69m

L 22:45 0.89m

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05-15

56% rain

12.1°

7.4°

Time Temp Wind Rain

00:00 8.2° 6.9 mph 13%

01:00 7.8° 6.3 mph 8%

02:00 7.4° 6.3 mph 7%

03:00 7.5° 6.5 mph 10%

04:00 7.7° 7.6 mph 14%

05:00 7.8° 5.8 mph 21%

06:00 8.6° 8.5 mph 30%

07:00 8.1° 5.8 mph 38%

08:00 9.5° 9.6 mph 47%

09:00 9.2° 11.4 mph 55%

10:00 10.6° 11.0 mph 56%

11:00 11.0° 9.8 mph 45%

12:00 11.7° 11.4 mph 28%

13:00 12.1° 12.1 mph 14%

14:00 11.9° 12.8 mph 7%

15:00 11.4° 13.3 mph 4%

16:00 11.1° 13.4 mph 2%

17:00 10.8° 13.6 mph 1%

18:00 10.6° 13.4 mph 0%

19:00 10.4° 13.4 mph 0%

20:00 10.2° 11.0 mph 0%

21:00 9.7° 8.7 mph 0%

22:00 9.2° 6.9 mph 0%

23:00 8.9° 6.5 mph 0%

Tides

H 04:25 4.93m

L 11:12 0.68m

H 16:53 4.91m

L 23:37 0.63m

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05-16

80% rain

12.7°

8.1°

Time Temp Wind Rain

00:00 8.6° 6.7 mph 1%

01:00 8.4° 6.9 mph 2%

02:00 8.2° 6.7 mph 4%

03:00 8.1° 6.3 mph 7%

04:00 8.2° 6.3 mph 8%

05:00 8.5° 6.5 mph 6%

06:00 9.0° 6.9 mph 3%

07:00 9.6° 7.6 mph 2%

08:00 10.4° 8.3 mph 5%

09:00 11.3° 8.9 mph 11%

10:00 12.1° 9.6 mph 20%

11:00 12.4° 10.1 mph 33%

12:00 12.5° 10.5 mph 49%

13:00 12.6° 10.7 mph 62%

14:00 12.7° 11.0 mph 71%

15:00 12.7° 11.0 mph 77%

16:00 12.6° 10.7 mph 80%

17:00 12.4° 9.8 mph 78%

18:00 12.1° 8.5 mph 73%

19:00 11.8° 7.4 mph 68%

20:00 11.5° 6.3 mph 65%

21:00 11.3° 5.4 mph 61%

22:00 11.0° 4.7 mph 56%

23:00 10.8° 4.7 mph 46%

Tides

H 05:16 5.06m

L 12:02 0.51m

H 17:40 5.07m

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05-17

66% rain

14.4°

8.4°

Time Temp Wind Rain

00:00 10.7° 5.1 mph 35%

01:00 10.5° 5.4 mph 26%

02:00 10.3° 4.9 mph 23%

03:00 10.0° 4.3 mph 22%

04:00 9.9° 3.8 mph 22%

05:00 9.8° 3.4 mph 21%

06:00 9.7° 3.4 mph 21%

07:00 9.9° 3.6 mph 22%

08:00 10.6° 4.7 mph 23%

09:00 11.5° 6.5 mph 24%

10:00 12.4° 8.1 mph 28%

11:00 13.0° 9.4 mph 35%

12:00 13.6° 10.5 mph 44%

13:00 14.0° 11.4 mph 52%

14:00 14.3° 11.9 mph 58%

15:00 14.4° 12.1 mph 63%

16:00 14.4° 12.1 mph 66%

17:00 14.1° 12.1 mph 66%

18:00 13.7° 11.9 mph 64%

19:00 13.0° 11.4 mph 60%

20:00 11.9° 10.3 mph 55%

21:00 10.6° 8.7 mph 48%

22:00 9.4° 7.4 mph 42%

23:00 8.4° 6.7 mph 36%

Tides

L 00:26 0.44m

H 06:07 5.12m

L 12:50 0.42m

H 18:29 5.16m

Sea State

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13.6°C

Sea Temp

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0.51 m

Wave Height

Corrected for inshore sheltering (raw model: 1.28 m)

Wind Wave: 1.16 m @ 290°

Swell: 0.34 m @ 210°

Next Tides

high Wed 13

02:34

4.48 m

low Wed 13

09:24

1.22 m

high Wed 13

15:13

4.43 m

low Wed 13

21:50

1.2 m

high Thu 14

03:32

4.72 m

low Thu 14

10:20

0.92 m

Inshore Waters Forecast

Met Office — Plymouth to Lands End

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Boat Advisory

Check conditions before heading out

32.2 mph

Gusts

0.51 m

Wave

22.6 mi

Vis

Wind Gust 32.2 mph / 18 mph

Fishing

13.6°C

Sea Temp

ebbing

Tide

Local Marks

Dennis Head - bass on flood tide, especially spring tides

Mouth rocks - wrasse on float fished crab

Channel edges - bass and grey mullet

Sandy patches near mouth - red gurnard

Bass In Season

The Helford mouth is one of Cornwall's best bass marks. Fish the flood into the river, especially spring tides. Top of tide and first hour of ebb are prime. Night fishing at Dennis Head is legendary.

Bait: Live sandeel (collect from beach), plug, soft plastic, crab

Limit: 2 per person per day. Minimum Size: 42cm.

Grey Mullet In Season

Mullet patrol the channel edges at the mouth. Flat calm mornings only.

Bait: Bread flake, maggot

Wrasse In Season

Rocks at the river mouth hold ballan wrasse. Fish the kelp at high water.

Bait: Peeler crab, limpet, ragworm

Red Gurnard In Season

Sandy patches just outside the mouth. Small hooks on ledger.

Bait: Ragworm, sandeel

Shellfish Rules (Cornwall IFCA)

lobster

Min size: 90mm (carapace length)

V-notched lobsters must be returned

Berried (egg-bearing) females must be returned

From boat: max 2 per day (combined with crawfish)

From shore: unlimited (pots or hand gathering)

Methods: pots, hand gathering (no spearfishing)

Season: All year

crawfish

Min size: 110mm (carapace length)

From boat: max 2 per day (combined with lobster)

From shore: unlimited

Methods: pots, hand gathering

Season: All year

edible crab

Min size: 160mm (carapace width (male))

From boat: max 5 shellfish per day total (crab + lobster + crawfish + spider crab)

From shore: unlimited

Methods: pots, hand gathering

Season: All year

spider crab

Min size: 130mm (carapace length)

From boat: max 5 shellfish per day total

From shore: unlimited

Methods: pots, hand gathering

Season: All year

scallop

Min size: 100mm (shell width)

Hand diving only (no aqualung/scuba for recreational)

From boat: max 5 shellfish per day total

From shore: unlimited

Methods: hand diving (free dive only)

Season: All year

whelk

Voluntary code of practice for winkle picking applies

Methods: hand gathering

Season: All year

Star Watching

Wed 13: 00:00 - 01:00

Clear dark skies, low cloud cover

Wed 13: 21:00 - 21:00

Clear dark skies, low cloud cover

Thu 14: 02:00 - 02:00

Clear dark skies, low cloud cover

Thu 14: 22:00 - 05:00

Clear dark skies, low cloud cover