Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
18.4° C
1.9° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 1AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
40
38
37
37
33
31
31
31
31
30
30
29
29
28
28
27
15
15
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:35PM5.45m
11:00AM5.06m
11:24PM5.01m
11:53AM4.73m
Low Tide
4:31PM1.06m
5:00AM1.21m
5:18PM1.44m
5:48AM1.59m
6:12PM1.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:20
9:17
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
16
16
17
19
19
20
19
18
18
17
15
17
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
18
15
15
13
13
15
18
18
18
16
16
15
13
10
12
13
12
14
14
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