Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.5° 

Praa Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 1AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
708
640
565
483
492
441
456
390
330
256
198
194
191
216
270
383
449
493
975
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
0
NW
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:32AM3.93m
2:18PM4.17m
3:00AM4.20m
3:26PM4.56m
Low Tide
7:15PM2.41m
7:59AM2.40m
8:52PM2.19m
9:17AM2.07m
9:51PM1.77m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:22
7:20
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
17
18
17
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
16
16
18
19
18
19
20
21
20
20
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
19
18
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