Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
18.5° C
1.6° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 8AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
8
1.5
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.4
SW
6
1
SSW
7
1.8
WSW
6
2
W
7
2.1
W
8
2
W
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
242
211
189
184
178
167
93
261
382
486
439
336
285
239
194
195
210
160
123
74
45
47
31
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
W
40
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:28AM5.63m
9:48PM5.72m
10:11AM5.42m
10:35PM5.42m
11:03AM5.15m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.73m
3:42PM0.87m
4:08AM0.95m
4:26PM1.12m
4:55AM1.22m
5:20PM1.39m
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clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:58
8:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
17
17
17
18
17
17
15
13
11
11
12
10
10
11
11
12
10
10
12
12
13
13
13
14
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