Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
10.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 10PM is: 2.3m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)--
Afternoon (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)22s
Evening (27 Mar)7ft (2.1m)18s

Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
2
!
!
!
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1.6
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)222018171616161514141313131212127891012161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)941197828913762308426684490439732402420173915681379956103112365871057161622762587709367515973
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13PM
4.42
12:57AM
4.66
1:48PM
4.59
2:19AM
5.00
2:55PM
4.99
3:16AM
5.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51PM
1.97
7:46AM
1.70
8:17PM
1.68
8:57AM
1.30
9:18PM
1.26
9:47AM
0.89
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------6:07-------6:05-------6:03-
Sunset-6:44-------6:45-------6:46------
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11---------------1------
Temp. °C1099887788889889999101099910
Feels °C (?)531-1-1-2-2-1-1123212100232234
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