Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 62 | 69 | 66 | 74 | 103 | 107 | 153 | 266 | 232 | 145 | 131 | 209 | 382 | 844 | 2575 | 3092 | 2329 | 1520 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:53PM5.82m | 6:10AM5.76m | 6:25PM6.13m | 6:42AM6.01m | 6:57PM6.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.63m | 12:26PM0.54m | 00:46AM0.37m | 12:57PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 68 | 62 | 69 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 31 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | WNW 9 | W 9 | E 5 | E 4 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 49 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 58 | — | — | 66 | 74 | 103 | 107 | 153 | 266 | 232 | 145 | 131 | 209 | 382 | 844 | 2575 | 3092 | 2329 | 1520 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 178 | 233 | 263 | 263 | 200 | 12 | 200 | 200 | 586 | 243 | 171 | 738 | 530 | 186 |
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