
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 9AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 18 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
488 | 544 | 461 | 389 | 369 | 300 | 300 | 248 | 205 | 154 | 114 | 110 | 104 | 53 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 107 | 154 | 346 | 416 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:18AM5.31m | 9:57PM4.84m | 10:33AM4.99m | 11:21PM4.62m | 11:59AM4.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM1.31m | 3:57PM1.36m | 4:27AM1.64m | 5:21PM1.56m | 5:53AM1.75m | 6:44PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | N 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | E 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
488 | 544 | 461 | 389 | 369 | 300 | 300 | 248 | 64 | 154 | 114 | 110 | 104 | 51 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 142 | 346 | 416 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | E 5 | S 12 | S 12 | E 5 | E 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 10 | W 10 |
101 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 64 | 205 | 49 | 36 | 25 | 15 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 107 | 154 | 49 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | NNW 4 | — | — | SW 8 | S 11 | SW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 17 | N 5 | W 10 | S 15 | S 15 |
17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
31 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 49 | 51 | 64 | 61 | 80 | 106 | 173 | 202 | 186 | 192 | 198 | 20 | 186 | 220 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 213 | 55 | 4 | 201 | 10 | 201 | 173 | 179 | 173 |
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