
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
92 | 94 | 75 | 73 | 51 | 70 | 70 | 51 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 42 | 29 | 31 | 79 | 81 | 76 | 38 | 25 | 21 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:18PM5.65m | 6:35AM5.54m | 6:52PM5.88m | 7:09AM5.70m | 7:25PM6.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.98m | 00:40AM0.84m | 12:52PM0.77m | 1:14AM0.66m | 1:25PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
92 | 94 | 75 | 73 | 51 | 70 | 70 | 51 | 46 | 32 | 30 | 42 | 29 | 31 | 79 | 81 | 76 | 38 | 25 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 10 | S 5 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
— | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 36 | 41 | 40 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 13 | 201 | 201 | 200 | 200 | 2 | 200 | 200 | 201 | 201 | 241 | 241 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 956 | 1790 | 244 | |
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