Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 9AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
3
3
2
1
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 (?)
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
1
W
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131312121211111110101077987991312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40093028217216541344105578366356647727919011619928726716044061215091485256825412410
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
25
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
4.62
3:22PM
4.68
3:42AM
5.11
4:08PM
5.20
4:24AM
5.63
4:48PM
5.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:41PM
2.04
9:19AM
1.70
9:38PM
1.59
10:07AM
1.20
10:23PM
1.10
10:48AM
0.70
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---6:33-------6:31-------6:28----
Sunset-------8:10-------8:13-------8:14
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1-------1---------3--
Temp. °C9888910101010101111121312121212121212101211
Feels °C (?)545555566555797776666555
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