Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 5AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 416 | 441 | 515 | 405 | 361 | 427 | 427 | 411 | 248 | 362 | 347 | 282 | 221 | 157 | 152 | 149 | 112 | 59 | 71 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:46AM4.70m | 1:16PM5.07m | 1:54AM4.98m | 2:17PM5.34m | 2:46AM5.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM1.51m | 7:12AM1.60m | 7:53PM1.27m | 8:16AM1.32m | 8:47PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:50 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 416 | 441 | 515 | 405 | 361 | 427 | 427 | 411 | 248 | 362 | 347 | 282 | 221 | 157 | 152 | 149 | 112 | 56 | 44 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 16 | W 14 | N 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 134 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 71 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 336 | 367 | 408 | 451 | 510 | 483 | 510 | 524 | 535 | 504 | 388 | 259 | 251 | 128 | 92 | 74 | 71 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 173 | 176 | 215 | 225 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 179 | 179 | 97 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 133 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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