Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 GMT
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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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 12PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 20). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (20 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (20 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
1
W
1
W
1.2
W
2.5
SW
2.3
WSW
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
WSW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)1112121111111111101515141414141367788886
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)636996911211211168380119170200253383361503450475478411404398377396
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
5
NNE
0
W
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
50
SW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
5.75
5:06PM
5.70
5:22AM
5.80
5:39PM
5.67
5:55AM
5.77
6:13PM
5.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06AM
0.76
11:20PM
0.77
11:39AM
0.74
11:53PM
0.81
12:13PM
0.81
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise--7:41-------7:43-------7:43-----
Sunset----4:30-------4:30-------4:29---
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
--11112--------162----1-
Temp. °C77777778887888981011111111111211
Feels °C (?)-3-3-3-2-2-2-222346321-105667664
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