
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 11AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
169 | 165 | 157 | 125 | 117 | 91 | 69 | 78 | 158 | 122 | 120 | 90 | 83 | 59 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | 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 | 1:16AM5.07m | 1:55PM5.02m | 2:29AM5.15m | 3:05PM5.24m | 3:38AM5.37m | 4:09PM5.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM1.41m | 8:18PM1.43m | 8:56AM1.30m | 9:32PM1.19m | 10:04AM1.05m | 10:38PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | 9:28 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
169 | 165 | 157 | 125 | 117 | 91 | 69 | 74 | 158 | 122 | 120 | 90 | 83 | 31 | 32 | 46 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
6 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 45 | 63 | 68 | 78 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 33 | 59 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | N 4 | N 4 | S 16 | ESE 4 | E 5 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | SE 11 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | N 3 | N 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 64 | 196 | 243 | 214 | 181 | 148 | 209 | 415 | 645 | 858 | 817 | 776 | 796 | 1102 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 49 | 211 | 239 | 241 | 383 | 55 | 722 | 621 |
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