Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 10PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1637 | 1390 | 1238 | 1309 | 1538 | 1597 | 1955 | 1650 | 1433 | 1156 | 1045 | 998 | 980 | 625 | 510 | 517 | 532 | 563 | 1513 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:58PM6.27m | 7:14AM6.19m | 7:32PM6.04m | 7:47AM5.96m | 8:05PM5.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14AM0.33m | 1:30PM0.39m | 1:45AM0.58m | 2:02PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 15 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 1637 | 1390 | 1238 | 4 | — | — | 1955 | 1650 | 1433 | 1156 | 1045 | 998 | 980 | 625 | 510 | 516 | 281 | 553 | 1513 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 169 | 486 | 482 | 146 | 232 | 563 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 232 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1309 | 1538 | 1597 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 517 | 532 | 415 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 11 | 64 | 199 | 199 | 200 | 200 | 270 | 201 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 178 | 178 | 64 | 124 |
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