Praa Sands West (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.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



    Today (9 September 2024)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    16°
    60°
    15°
    60°
    15°
    59°
    15°
    58°
    14°
    57°
    14°
    57°
    14°
    57°
    14°
    57°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    55°
    13°
    55°
    13°
    55°
    13°
    55°
    12°
    54°
    12°
    54°
    13°
    55°
    13°
    55°
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    14
    22
    12
    6
    4
    NW
    13
    22
    11
    6
    4
    NW
    12
    20
    10
    5
    3
    WNW
    10
    17
    9
    5
    3
    WNW
    8
    14
    7
    4
    3
    WNW
    8
    12
    7
    3
    3
    WNW
    8
    12
    7
    3
    3
    WNW
    8
    12
    7
    3
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    47
    26
    13
    6
    29
    46
    25
    13
    6
    28
    45
    24
    13
    6
    27
    44
    23
    12
    6
    28
    45
    24
    13
    6
    28
    46
    24
    13
    6
    29
    47
    25
    13
    6
    30
    48
    26
    13
    6
    Visibility
    VG
    28
    VG
    28
    VG
    26
    VG
    27
    VG
    26
    VG
    27
    VG
    28
    VG
    29
    Humidity
    65%
    66%
    70%
    75%
    77%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    UV
    2
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 September 2024)
    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
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light shower night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    50%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    14°
    57°
    15°
    58°
    15°
    59°
    15°
    59°
    15°
    60°
    15°
    60°
    15°
    59°
    15°
    59°
    15°
    59°
    15°
    60°
    16°
    61°
    16°
    62°
    17°
    62°
    17°
    62°
    17°
    62°
    17°
    62°
    16°
    61°
    16°
    61°
    16°
    60°
    15°
    59°
    15°
    58°
    14°
    57°
    14°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    55°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    55°
    13°
    55°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    14°
    56°
    14°
    57°
    14°
    56°
    14°
    57°
    14°
    57°
    14°
    57°
    14°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    55°
    12°
    54°
    12°
    53°
    12°
    53°
    W
    8
    13
    7
    4
    3
    W
    9
    14
    8
    4
    3
    W
    9
    15
    8
    4
    3
    W
    11
    17
    10
    5
    3
    W
    12
    19
    10
    5
    3
    W
    13
    21
    11
    6
    4
    W
    13
    20
    11
    6
    4
    W
    12
    20
    10
    6
    3
    W
    13
    20
    11
    6
    4
    W
    13
    21
    11
    6
    4
    WNW
    14
    23
    12
    6
    4
    WNW
    16
    25
    14
    7
    4
    WNW
    16
    26
    14
    7
    4
    W
    17
    27
    15
    7
    4
    W
    16
    26
    14
    7
    4
    W
    15
    25
    13
    7
    4
    W
    15
    24
    13
    7
    4
    W
    15
    24
    13
    7
    4
    W
    14
    23
    12
    6
    4
    WNW
    13
    21
    11
    6
    4
    NW
    12
    19
    10
    5
    3
    NW
    10
    16
    9
    5
    3
    NW
    9
    15
    8
    4
    3
    NW
    9
    14
    8
    4
    3
    30
    48
    26
    13
    6
    30
    49
    26
    14
    6
    32
    52
    28
    14
    7
    34
    54
    30
    15
    7
    35
    56
    30
    16
    7
    35
    57
    30
    16
    7
    36
    58
    31
    16
    7
    36
    59
    31
    16
    7
    36
    59
    31
    16
    7
    36
    59
    31
    16
    7
    37
    60
    32
    17
    7
    37
    59
    32
    16
    7
    37
    59
    32
    16
    7
    38
    61
    33
    17
    7
    37
    60
    32
    17
    7
    38
    61
    33
    17
    7
    38
    61
    33
    17
    7
    39
    63
    34
    18
    8
    37
    59
    32
    17
    7
    36
    58
    31
    16
    7
    31
    50
    27
    14
    6
    31
    49
    27
    14
    6
    32
    51
    28
    14
    7
    31
    50
    27
    14
    6
    VG
    29
    VG
    30
    VG
    30
    VG
    30
    VG
    26
    VG
    30
    VG
    35
    VG
    35
    VG
    35
    VG
    35
    E
    40
    E
    45
    E
    45
    E
    45
    E
    45
    E
    40
    E
    40
    M
    7
    M
    5
    M
    8
    VG
    35
    E
    55
    E
    60
    E
    > 70
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    80%
    77%
    75%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    79%
    82%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    88%
    78%
    75%
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
    4
    5
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    Wednesday (11 September 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    13°
    55°
    13°
    55°
    12°
    54°
    12°
    53°
    14°
    57°
    15°
    59°
    14°
    58°
    13°
    56°
    12°
    54°
    11°
    52°
    11°
    51°
    10°
    51°
    10°
    50°
    12°
    53°
    12°
    54°
    12°
    53°
    11°
    53°
    11°
    51°
    NW
    9
    14
    8
    4
    3
    NW
    9
    15
    8
    4
    3
    NW
    9
    15
    8
    4
    3
    NW
    8
    13
    7
    4
    3
    NW
    11
    18
    10
    5
    3
    NW
    14
    22
    12
    6
    4
    NW
    13
    21
    11
    6
    4
    NW
    9
    15
    8
    4
    3
    NW
    7
    11
    6
    3
    2
    31
    50
    27
    14
    6
    32
    52
    28
    14
    7
    32
    52
    28
    14
    7
    31
    50
    27
    14
    6
    32
    52
    28
    15
    7
    34
    55
    30
    15
    7
    33
    53
    29
    15
    7
    31
    50
    27
    14
    6
    26
    43
    23
    12
    6
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    65
    70%
    67%
    65%
    65%
    55%
    51%
    55%
    62%
    69%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    3
    5
    2
    1
    -
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    Thursday (12 September 2024)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Partly cloudy night
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    11°
    53°
    11°
    52°
    10°
    51°
    13°
    56°
    14°
    58°
    14°
    58°
    13°
    55°
    10°
    50°
    10°
    51°
    10°
    50°
    9°
    49°
    12°
    53°
    12°
    54°
    12°
    54°
    11°
    52°
    10°
    50°
    NW
    6
    9
    5
    3
    2
    NNW
    6
    10
    5
    3
    2
    NNW
    6
    9
    5
    2
    2
    NNW
    9
    14
    8
    4
    3
    NNW
    10
    16
    9
    5
    3
    NNW
    10
    15
    9
    4
    3
    NNW
    6
    10
    5
    3
    2
    NNW
    3
    5
    3
    1
    1
    24
    39
    21
    11
    5
    24
    39
    21
    11
    5
    26
    42
    23
    12
    6
    25
    40
    22
    11
    6
    24
    38
    21
    11
    5
    24
    38
    21
    11
    5
    18
    30
    16
    8
    4
    12
    19
    10
    5
    3
    E
    > 70
    E
    65
    E
    50
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    60
    E
    40
    72%
    70%
    72%
    55%
    50%
    54%
    64%
    77%
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    -
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    8
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Friday (13 September 2024)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    9°
    49°
    9°
    49°
    10°
    49°
    14°
    58°
    16°
    60°
    16°
    60°
    15°
    58°
    13°
    55°
    9°
    48°
    9°
    48°
    9°
    48°
    13°
    55°
    14°
    57°
    14°
    57°
    13°
    56°
    12°
    53°
    N
    3
    4
    3
    1
    1
    N
    3
    5
    3
    1
    1
    E
    4
    7
    3
    2
    2
    S
    7
    11
    6
    3
    2
    SSW
    8
    13
    7
    4
    3
    SW
    9
    14
    8
    4
    3
    SW
    8
    13
    7
    4
    3
    SSW
    8
    12
    7
    3
    3
    11
    18
    10
    5
    3
    11
    18
    10
    5
    3
    13
    22
    11
    6
    4
    17
    28
    15
    8
    4
    19
    30
    17
    8
    5
    19
    31
    17
    9
    5
    20
    32
    17
    9
    5
    21
    33
    18
    9
    5
    E
    40
    VG
    35
    VG
    30
    E
    40
    E
    60
    E
    50
    E
    40
    VG
    29
    79%
    81%
    79%
    61%
    56%
    58%
    69%
    82%
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    -
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    Saturday (14 September 2024)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    13°
    56°
    14°
    57°
    14°
    57°
    16°
    61°
    17°
    63°
    17°
    62°
    16°
    60°
    15°
    59°
    12°
    53°
    12°
    54°
    13°
    55°
    14°
    58°
    15°
    59°
    15°
    59°
    14°
    58°
    14°
    57°
    SSW
    9
    14
    8
    4
    3
    SSW
    9
    15
    8
    4
    3
    SSW
    9
    14
    8
    4
    3
    SSW
    11
    18
    10
    5
    3
    SSW
    13
    20
    11
    6
    4
    SW
    11
    18
    10
    5
    3
    SSW
    10
    16
    9
    4
    3
    SSW
    9
    14
    8
    4
    3
    22
    35
    19
    10
    5
    21
    34
    18
    9
    5
    25
    40
    22
    11
    6
    28
    46
    24
    13
    6
    29
    47
    25
    13
    6
    26
    42
    23
    12
    6
    23
    37
    20
    10
    5
    23
    37
    20
    10
    5
    VG
    24
    VG
    22
    VG
    21
    VG
    22
    G
    19
    VG
    20
    VG
    20
    G
    18
    84%
    86%
    88%
    83%
    79%
    81%
    85%
    90%
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    -
    0.6
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    3
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    Sunday (15 September 2024)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%