Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BST
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Praa Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
11.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 9PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
169
165
236
116
110
108
108
115
119
123
85
82
77
51
86
32
23
22
30
27
26
16
15
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
0
NNE
5
WSW
15
W
20
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:28PM5.79m
5:44AM5.89m
6:01PM5.92m
6:17AM5.92m
6:34PM5.96m
6:51AM5.86m
Low Tide
11:31AM0.66m
11:47PM0.66m
12:03PM0.59m
00:19AM0.58m
12:34PM0.59m
00:51AM0.59m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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6:00
5:58
5:56
5:54
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8:37
8:38
8:40
8:42
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
11
11
12
12
11
11
4
5
6
8
12
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
12
12
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
119
123
121
121
126
92
56
108
115
119
123
85
82
77
51
86
28
22
14
13
27
23
15
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
E
6
0.5
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
SW
4
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
SW
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
Energy kJ
179
169
165
163
112
110
108
27
95
61
59
53
54
35
7
23
32
18
22
30
8
26
16
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
6
0.8
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
E
5
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
W
9
0.4
SW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
Energy kJ
4
1
236
116
108
101
98
18
11
6
5
5
2
25
2
23
23
16
8
2
7
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
8
2.3
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.5
E
7
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
Energy kJ
737
562
335
202
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
16
37
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
176
176
200
23
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
15
15
0
0
13
0
233
233
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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