Maenporth, Cornwall Weather
About Maenporth, Cornwall
Maenporth commands a sheltered hollow where the land surrenders to the rhythmic pulse of the Atlantic. It lies 2.3 miles south-south-west of Falmouth (from Falmouth: bearing 201°T, OS grid SW 790 292), and is situated east-north-east of Mawnan Smith village. Salt-heavy winds scour the granite outcrops here, sharpening the edges of the coastline until the cliffs seem carved from hardened shadow. A short walk north-north-east leads to the Maenporth beach, where the sand holds the amber warmth of the afternoon sun long after the tide has retreated. Further inland, the verdant canopy of Penjerrick Garden offers a cool sanctuary, its exotic flora thriving in a climate softened by the proximity of the sea. The Lower Fal & Helford Intertidal Sssi stretches nearby, a vast, breathing expanse of mudflats and channels that hums with the restless industry of wading birds. Maenporth remains defined by this intersection of wild water and cultivated earth, a place where the horizon is always shifting under the press of the weather. The quietude of the surroundings serves as a reminder that the land here does not belong to those who dwell upon it, but to the tides that shape the shore.
Flight conditions near Maenporth. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Maenporth and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Maenporth, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Maenporth, Cornwall, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Maenporth includes coordinates 50.122449, -5.093055, in the county of Cornwall, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Maenporth is available on the Maenporth map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Cornwall weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.