
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WSW 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 29 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:12AM4.83m | 2:52PM5.00m | 3:31AM5.09m | 4:03PM5.41m | 4:35AM5.48m | 5:01PM5.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM1.60m | 9:28PM1.39m | 10:01AM1.27m | 10:37PM0.95m | 11:01AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 |
47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 34 | 29 | 40 | 39 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 6 | WNW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | N 4 | N 4 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WNW 7 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 44 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 13 | SW 7 | WNW 4 | SW 13 | W 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 10 | SW 6 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 21 | — | — | 21 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 240 | 265 | 241 | 408 | 724 | 240 | 201 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 244 | 55 | 0 | 176 | 180 | 188 | 241 | 408 | 0 | 0 |
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