Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 9AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 160 | 202 | 194 | 162 | 162 | 158 | 158 | 126 | 123 | 116 | 113 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 50 | 50 | 94 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:18AM5.32m | 9:37PM5.55m | 9:59AM5.22m | 10:20PM5.42m | 10:46AM5.11m | 11:09PM5.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM1.00m | 3:33PM1.08m | 4:01AM1.09m | 4:14PM1.21m | 4:44AM1.20m | 5:01PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | 9:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 173 | 160 | 202 | 194 | 162 | 162 | 158 | 158 | 126 | 123 | 116 | 113 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 50 | 29 | 94 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 50 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 179 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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