Tide Checking
Cornwall tide times and beach guides from validated gauge observations

Porthcressa and Pelistry Bay Tide Times

St Mary's beach planning using the validated Isles of Scilly gauge.

This page uses the validated gauge times unaltered. It is suitable for broad local planning, but it is still not an official source or a navigation product.

Tide times from the St Mary's gauge

These are the validated St Mary's gauge times shown in UK local time. They are not adjusted with a guessed beach offset. Heights are metres above Ordnance Datum (mAOD), not chart datum.

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Prediction file generated 07 Sep 2026. Weather and air pressure can move real sea level away from the prediction.

Source gauge

The source tide page is St Mary's. Heights are shown in mAOD, not chart datum, and the gauge page includes the live gauge check and the full 14-day tide curve.

Beach characteristic

Porthcressa and Pelistry Bay are on St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly. The St Mary's gauge is the validated source for broad local tide planning.

Places covered on this guide

Use a safety margin

For beach walks, coves, causeways and cliff-backed beaches, check the return route as well as the next low water. Weather, swell and air pressure can move the real sea level away from the astronomical prediction.