Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 7PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:00PM6.28m | 6:27AM6.15m | 6:49PM6.51m | 7:15AM6.24m | 7:36PM6.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.45m | 00:30AM0.21m | 12:49PM0.24m | 1:19AM0.05m | 1:36PM0.15m | 2:06AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | 9:23 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 26 | 16 | 15 | 152 | 86 | 49 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 67 | 76 | 70 | 55 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 95 | 79 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | N 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | N 6 | N 5 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 36 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 6 | W 10 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 4 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 4 | E 5 | — | E 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | N 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 282 | 329 | 255 | — | — | — | 33 | 15 | 29 | — | 102 | 8 | 7 | — | 48 | 45 | 52 | — | 13 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 22 | 15 | 211 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 391 | 22 | 23 | 55 | 22 | 15 | 265 | 196 | 22 | 272 | 104 | 15 | 22 | 12 |
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