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Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
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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
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 2AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | |
466 | 414 | 399 | 399 | 406 | 361 | 335 | 250 | 245 | 173 | 162 | 118 | 115 | 110 | 102 | 69 | 86 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 84 | 78 | 75 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 00:12AM4.84m | 1:03PM4.52m | 1:40AM4.83m | 2:25PM4.67m | 2:52AM5.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05PM1.78m | 7:01AM1.67m | 7:34PM1.82m | 8:23AM1.56m | 8:50PM1.62m | 9:27AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
466 | 414 | 399 | 399 | 406 | 361 | 335 | 250 | 245 | 173 | 162 | 118 | 115 | 110 | 102 | 69 | 86 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 84 | 78 | 75 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | S 5 | E 4 | S 11 | S 12 | — | SW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 8 | E 3 | W 13 | E 4 | E 4 |
— | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 19 | 48 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | S 11 | E 3 | S 11 | S 11 | W 13 | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | — | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | E 3 | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — |
371 | 255 | 176 | 101 | 80 | 55 | 43 | 32 | 23 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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