
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 2PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 19 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
546 | 426 | 345 | 291 | 231 | 181 | 130 | 715 | 3110 | 4481 | 4590 | 3663 | 3778 | 3436 | 2702 | 1952 | 1617 | 1179 | 1031 | 814 | 734 | 708 | 708 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:32AM5.09m | 4:47PM5.50m | 5:06AM5.54m | 5:21PM5.93m | 5:39AM5.94m | 5:54PM6.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM1.18m | 11:08PM0.86m | 11:20AM0.76m | 11:41PM0.47m | 11:54AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 19 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
546 | 426 | 345 | 291 | 231 | 181 | 130 | 715 | 3110 | 4481 | 4590 | 3663 | 3778 | 3436 | 2702 | 1952 | 1617 | 1179 | 1031 | 814 | 734 | 708 | 708 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | E 3 | S 3 | W 21 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 130 | 167 | 25 | 20 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 5 | E 3 | E 3 | S 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 13 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 114 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
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