Praa Sands East (Beach) (Cornwall) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware of your surroundings and look out for conditions like rip currents

• only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Praa Sands East (Beach)

    Today (9 March 2026)
    Time
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    7
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    4
    W
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    75%
    75%
    78%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    4
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    23
    25
    26
    28
    30
    31
    33
    35
    37
    38
    36
    35
    32
    32
    34
    34
    35
    35
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    Humidity
    85%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    81%
    84%
    88%
    92%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    6
    7
    8
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    17
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (11 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    15
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    34
    35
    36
    37
    37
    37
    36
    35
    34
    33
    31
    30
    29
    29
    29
    28
    28
    27
    28
    30
    31
    33
    36
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    89%
    84%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    71%
    65%
    63%
    58%
    57%
    57%
    60%
    62%
    66%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    12
    14
    16
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (12 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    40
    42
    43
    43
    44
    44
    44
    44
    44
    44
    44
    45
    45
    45
    45
    47
    48
    47
    45
    43
    42
    40
    43
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    76%
    80%
    83%
    86%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    84%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    20
    19
    18
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.3
    2.4
    2.5
    2.6
    2.8
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.1
    3.1
    3.1
    3.1
    3.1
    3.2
    3.2
    3.3
    3.4
    3.5
    3.4
    3.2
    3.0
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    12
    10
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (13 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    45
    49
    47
    44
    45
    45
    45
    43
    41
    43
    39
    40
    40
    37
    35
    35
    35
    35
    34
    34
    34
    32
    32
    31
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    80%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    68%
    67%
    63%
    67%
    69%
    69%
    68%
    66%
    66%
    72%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    15
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.8
    2.7
    2.8
    2.9
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    11
    12
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (14 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light shower night Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    11
    W
    10
    WSW
    11
    W
    12
    W
    15
    W
    13
    W
    11
    W
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    24
    28
    28
    26
    23
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    83%
    85%
    79%
    72%
    69%
    79%
    86%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    12
    14
    13
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.1
    1.9
    1.7
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (15 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    15
    W
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    27
    30
    33
    32
    29
    29
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    87%
    81%
    74%
    73%
    77%
    79%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 9 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 9 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 9 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 9 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 10 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 10 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 10 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 10 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 11 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 11 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 11 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 11 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthleven tidal station which is 3.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Often cloudy, but changeable from midweek.

    Today:

    A cloudy and grey start with some showery outbreaks of rain. Skies will brighten during the afternoon with some hazy sunshine developing, these most likely across eastern counties. Near normal temperatures. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    Remaining cloudy overnight, but with a few breaks in the cloud here and there. Some showery outbreaks or rain are possible over parts of Devon and Cornwall. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A cloudy start for many with patchy drizzle, mostly in the east. However the cloud will lift and break up readily with sunny spells developing. Turning wet and windy later. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Increasingly changeable from Wednesday, with showers or longer spells of rain. Some sunny spells are also likely, with temperatures near normal, but turning colder by Friday. Windy at times.

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