Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.9° 

Praa Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 3AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
10
2.2
W
11
2
W
11
2
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
1.8
S
6
2.4
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
784
1086
951
969
1042
976
1058
922
814
708
617
457
388
265
212
170
102
224
526
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
45
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:28PM6.50m
6:46AM6.43m
7:03PM6.58m
7:21AM6.47m
7:40PM6.48m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.03m
1:01PM0.04m
1:20AM0.02m
1:37PM0.07m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
19
19
18
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
14
14
12
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