Praa Sands Surf Break

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Issued: 6 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
16.8° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 9AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
160
202
194
162
162
158
158
126
123
116
113
90
88
88
90
71
74
73
69
50
50
94
90
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
SW
10
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:18AM5.32m
9:37PM5.55m
9:59AM5.22m
10:20PM5.42m
10:46AM5.11m
11:09PM5.27m
Low Tide
3:22AM1.00m
3:33PM1.08m
4:01AM1.09m
4:14PM1.21m
4:44AM1.20m
5:01PM1.35m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:32
9:31
9:31
9:30
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
15
17
19
19
18
19
18
18
20
21
22
22
21
20
20
20
22
23
23
23
21
21
Feels °C
13
13
15
16
17
18
17
19
17
18
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
21
21
20
21
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
Energy kJ
173
160
202
194
162
162
158
158
126
123
116
113
90
88
88
90
71
74
73
69
50
29
94
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.5
W
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
33
22
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
7
7
4
4
3
3
6
9
9
21
50
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
4
4
4
1
1
6
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
201
179
2
2
2
12
42
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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