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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 6 pm Monday 11 May 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
12.5° 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 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
19 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 66 | 69 | 76 | 201 | 620 | 871 | 1122 | 1047 | 1021 | 1122 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:22PM4.44m | 1:50AM4.79m | 2:27PM4.77m | 2:49AM5.16m | 3:20PM5.21m | 3:41AM5.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41PM1.88m | 8:21AM1.57m | 8:43PM1.56m | 9:16AM1.18m | 9:37PM1.15m | 10:05AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 33 | 21 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SSW 9 | E 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | W 12 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 30 | 30 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 29 | 23 | — | — | — | 13 | 15 | 31 | 66 | 69 | 76 | 201 | 620 | 871 | 1122 | 1047 | 1021 | 1122 | 1044 | 1001 | 915 | 844 | 735 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 590 | 241 | 241 | 22 | 262 | 21 | 570 | 570 | 605 | 389 | 461 | 543 | 561 | 722 | 933 | 951 | 730 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 719 | 719 | 284 |
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