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Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
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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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 1PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | |
28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 69 | 69 | 95 | 373 | 823 | 1094 | 1150 | 1073 | 1114 | 1371 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 314 | 253 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:50AM4.79m | 2:27PM4.77m | 2:49AM5.16m | 3:20PM5.21m | 3:41AM5.58m | 4:08PM5.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM1.57m | 8:43PM1.56m | 9:16AM1.18m | 9:37PM1.15m | 10:05AM0.77m | 10:25PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | 9:00 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 314 | 253 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | N 6 | W 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
8 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | W 9 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | W 12 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 6 | 31 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 30 | 30 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
9 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 49 | 69 | 69 | 95 | 373 | 823 | 1094 | 1150 | 1073 | 1114 | 1371 | 1176 | 1129 | 1035 | 820 | 756 | 554 | 462 | 137 | 75 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 528 | 525 | 570 | 605 | 573 | 549 | 574 | 554 | 722 | 957 | 951 | 1127 | 303 | 303 | 114 | 114 | 282 | 284 | 402 | 266 | 95 | 179 |
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