Praa Sands, Cornwall Weather
About Praa Sands, Cornwall
Praa Sands offers a rare expanse of golden coastline where the Atlantic swells frequently break against the fine, pale grains of the shore. It lies 4.1 miles east-south-east of Marazion (from Marazion: bearing 109°T, OS grid SW 580 282), and is situated south-south-west of Germoe village. Beyond the dunes, the historic Pengersick Castle stands as a silent observer, its medieval stone walls carrying the weight of ancient, turbulent centuries. The air here holds a distinct salt-heavy clarity, often sharpening the silhouette of the distant cliffs against a vast, shifting sky. Visitors often gather at Praa Green to watch the light transition from brilliant white to a softer, bruised lavender as the sun descends behind the headlands. To the west, the Folly Rocks SSSI displays a rugged geological complexity that reveals the deep, fractured history of the Cornish crust. Praa Sands remains defined by this interplay between the relentless tide and the enduring, weathered earth of the south coast.
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Live animated radar for Praa Sands and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Praa Sands, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Praa Sands, 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 Praa Sands includes coordinates 50.104526, -5.385633, 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 Praa Sands is available on the Praa Sands 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.