Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 8AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 2.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1796 | 1656 | 3622 | 6077 | 5448 | 4350 | 3415 | 2521 | 1879 | 1160 | 1365 | 1102 | 1027 | 936 | 936 | 919 | 865 | 824 | 802 | 696 | 557 | 484 | 415 | 347 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:39AM6.05m | 9:03PM5.80m | 9:26AM5.64m | 9:55PM5.29m | 10:23AM5.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.48m | 2:57PM0.60m | 3:19AM0.90m | 3:47PM1.04m | 4:13AM1.38m | 4:54PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1796 | 1656 | 3622 | 6077 | 5448 | 4350 | 3415 | 2521 | 1879 | 1160 | 1365 | 1102 | 1027 | 936 | 936 | 919 | 865 | 824 | 802 | 696 | 557 | 484 | 415 | 347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | SW 11 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 1609 | 1264 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 636 | 478 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 72 | 72 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 178 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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