Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 22 Feb 2026 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
9.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 1PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (22 Feb)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (22 Feb)13ft (4.0m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)151414141415151515161515151514141313131212121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)705265916591573356525989632668347984853786738170748764245046405432463055201119342239281635503684
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07AM
6.24
8:27PM
5.93
8:50AM
5.84
9:13PM
5.54
9:40AM
5.35
10:09PM
5.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:02AM
0.34
2:25PM
0.48
2:42AM
0.65
3:07PM
0.88
3:30AM
1.07
3:59PM
1.34
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise--7:20-------7:18-------7:16-----
Sunset----5:50-------5:52-------5:53---
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
221---------------------
Temp. °C111111111111111010111112121211111110111212121112
Feels °C (?)455655534556676543445546
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