Check the Beach

Praa Sands

Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Praa Sands 1 photo

  • Praa Sands, Cornwall

    Praa Sands, Cornwall. Mr Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:14 pm
Now
0.4
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.1
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.1
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.7
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.7
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.7
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.8
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.8
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.3
43 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.2
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.3
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
10°C50°F
Water
15°C60°F
Wind
5333 km/hmph NW
Gusts
9157 km/hmph
Waves
3.6 m12 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
84%
Sunset
6:14 pm
Today
0.4PoorNow5333
1.1Poor9 am4830
2.1Poor10 am4930
1.7Poor11 am4930
1.7Poor12 pm4528
1.7Poor1 pm4729
1.8Poor2 pm4629
1.8Poor3 pm4528
2.3Poor4 pm4326
2.2Poor5 pm4125
2.3Poor6 pm3622
Sat
1.7Poor8 am2515
0.8Poor9 am3220
0.8Poor10 am4025
0.7Poor11 am4126
0.4Poor12 pm4830
0.4Poor1 pm5031
0.4Poor2 pm5132
0.4Poor3 pm5434
0.6Poor4 pm5433
0.7Poor5 pm5232
0.9Poor6 pm5534
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -2.2 m. High at 3 pm, 1.1 m. Low at 10 pm, -2.5 m. High at 4 am, 1.1 mLow 9 am, -2.2 m7 ftHigh 3 pm, 1.1 m4 ftLow 10 pm, -2.5 m8 ftHigh 4 am, 1.1 m4 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 9 am, -2.2 m7 ft
  • High 3 pm, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -2.5 m8 ft
  • High 4 am, 1.1 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 3%
  • Mon2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h30 mph, rain 84%
  • Tue2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h28 mph, rain 50%
  • Wed4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 13%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m900 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 460 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
370 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
400 m0.2 miPraa Sands (village)
Nearest airport
20 km12 miLand's End Airport (LEQ)

Nearby places

  • The WelloeFood and drink
    520 m0.3 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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