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Praa Sands Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (South) (25 surf breaks) /
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Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.5° 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: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 5 | |
1237 | 1108 | 1220 | 1259 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 322 | 207 | 171 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 83 | 75 | 115 | 43 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 3:20PM5.21m | 3:41AM5.58m | 4:08PM5.67m | 4:28AM5.98m | 4:53PM6.07m | 5:14AM6.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM1.15m | 10:05AM0.77m | 10:25PM0.73m | 10:51AM0.42m | 11:12PM0.37m | 11:36AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 50 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 322 | 207 | 171 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 10 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | E 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | N 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 14 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 1237 | 1108 | 1220 | 1259 | 1205 | 1137 | 978 | 908 | 740 | 551 | 368 | 170 | 269 | 297 | 345 | 251 | 187 | 127 | 109 | 83 | 75 | 115 | 43 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1334 | 722 | 303 | 303 | 719 | 282 | 302 | 284 | 1131 | 266 | 190 | 196 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 211 | 304 | 304 | 2 | 225 | 12 | 95 | 233 | 263 |
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