Porthluney is an official bathing spot in Cornwall with a sandy shore. Its water quality was classed Sufficient at the Environment Agency's last classification. Water quality here can dip after heavy rain. It is one of 90 designated bathing waters in the county. It lies inside Cornwall National Landscape National Landscape.
Other bathing waters nearby include Vault Beach, Gorran Haven Little Perhaver and Portmellon. St Austell Station is 12.1 km away to the north.
