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Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 1PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (26 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (26 Jan)13ft (4.0m)8s

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

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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2
W
3.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
4.5
S
5
SSW
8
SSW
8.5
SW
8
WSW
7.5
WSW
6.5
WSW
6
WSW
6
WSW
6
WSW
5.5
WSW
6
WSW
6
WSW
6
WSW
6
SW
4.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)141313131288910101214141414141817171717171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64234538360531411170137820472073384043481922828135259092039715569120192197320856192482052322229201431875910785
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
25
S
40
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
55
S
65
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
30
S
35
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:06AM
5.37
10:38PM
5.07
11:10AM
5.04
11:49PM
4.85
12:30PM
4.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:55AM
1.18
4:29PM
1.28
4:57AM
1.46
5:37PM
1.55
6:17AM
1.65
7:02PM
1.66
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
Sunrise--8:03-------8:02-------8:00-----
Sunset----5:04-------5:06-------5:07---
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light rain
light rain
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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rain showers
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---1351312-11121--111-111
Temp. °C8999101011121210888867899910999
Feels °C (?)453001342-3-2-3-2033221-11100
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