Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 12PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 908 | 987 | 1032 | 940 | 882 | 807 | 681 | 563 | 388 | 311 | 251 | 169 | 144 | 25 | 74 | 55 | 42 | 47 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:55AM4.73m | 11:23PM4.49m | 11:54AM4.34m | 00:34AM4.14m | 1:19PM4.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48AM1.66m | 5:13PM1.84m | 5:40AM2.06m | 6:18PM2.19m | 6:57AM2.32m | 7:53PM2.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 807 | 681 | 563 | 388 | 311 | 251 | 169 | 144 | 22 | 74 | 55 | 42 | 14 | 22 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | N 5 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 7 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 20 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 42 | 12 | 47 | 45 | 25 | 40 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | W 9 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 49 | 41 | 31 | 24 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 908 | 987 | 1032 | 940 | 882 | — | 11 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 37 | 77 | 64 | 83 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 200 | 181 | 183 | 541 | 201 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
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