
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
292 | 271 | 223 | 185 | 190 | 195 | 241 | 335 | 373 | 652 | 786 | 834 | 751 | 751 | 661 | 578 | 502 | 432 | 371 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:14PM6.58m | 6:34AM6.39m | 6:51PM6.64m | 7:10AM6.42m | 7:27PM6.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM-0.05m | 12:53PM0.01m | 1:14AM-0.04m | 1:27PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | S 15 | W 10 | W 10 | S 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
292 | 271 | 223 | 185 | 190 | 195 | 241 | 36 | 55 | 4 | 786 | 834 | 4 | 7 | 661 | 578 | 502 | 432 | 371 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | 335 | 373 | 652 | — | — | 751 | 751 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 233 | 200 | 178 | 12 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
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