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Praa Sands Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (South) (25 surf breaks) /
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Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.5° 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 5AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | |
12 | 34 | 194 | 330 | 311 | 273 | 268 | 311 | 414 | 583 | 534 | 466 | 466 | 377 | 371 | 357 | 350 | 406 | 326 | 302 | 255 | 245 | 177 | 162 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:20AM5.11m | 10:51PM5.14m | 11:34AM4.68m | 00:12AM4.84m | 1:03PM4.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM1.10m | 4:45PM1.46m | 5:33AM1.50m | 6:05PM1.78m | 7:01AM1.67m | 7:34PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
 kJ | 6 | 34 | 194 | 330 | 311 | 273 | 268 | 311 | 414 | 583 | 534 | 466 | 466 | 377 | 371 | 357 | 350 | 406 | 326 | 302 | 255 | 245 | 177 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | S 15 | W 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | S 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 595 | 569 | 423 | 371 | 447 | 546 | 553 | 509 | 480 | 524 | 509 | 524 | 467 | 396 | 284 | 200 | 165 | 114 | 91 | 85 | 71 | 55 | 32 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 215 | 209 | 228 | 188 | 181 | 133 | 179 | 133 | 97 | 94 | 179 | 179 | 94 | 94 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
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