Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 5PM is: 6.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)20ft (6.0m)15s
Evening (11 Apr)21ft (6.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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0
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2
2
2
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
W
5.5
W
6
W
6.5
W
6.5
W
6.5
W
6.5
W
6
W
5.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)131516161515161616151414131313121212111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)979814444182931849018173191752059419060152001032975225549377728302172165413441055783661553452325271
Wind
(km/h)
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:51PM
4.00
1:36AM
4.25
2:22PM
4.23
2:50AM
4.62
3:22PM
4.68
3:42AM
5.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19PM
2.32
8:14AM
2.12
8:41PM
2.04
9:19AM
1.70
9:38PM
1.59
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:33-------6:31
Sunset---8:07-------8:08-------8:10----
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1-11-1----11---------
Temp. °C899999899101010988899101099910
Feels °C (?)-4-3-2-3-2-1-201346444455676644
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