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Praa Sands Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (South) (25 surf breaks) /
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Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 3AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | |
1141 | 1079 | 944 | 911 | 828 | 813 | 743 | 730 | 584 | 296 | 788 | 748 | 861 | 904 | 887 | 993 | 1112 | 1190 | 1153 | 1035 | 1155 | 1450 | 1346 | 1606 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:11PM5.64m | 6:29AM5.52m | 6:47PM5.66m | 7:05AM5.48m | 7:23PM5.62m | 7:42AM5.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM0.90m | 12:44PM0.94m | 1:07AM0.91m | 1:20PM0.98m | 1:43AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | W 11 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 1141 | 1079 | 944 | 911 | 828 | 813 | 743 | 41 | 584 | 296 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 84 | 92 | 276 | 10 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | 52 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 18 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 730 | 27 | 186 | 788 | 748 | 861 | 904 | 887 | 993 | 1112 | 1190 | 1153 | 1035 | 1155 | 1450 | 1346 | 1606 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 168 | 78 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 124 | 258 | 262 | 171 | 268 | 143 | 250 | 72 | 42 | 526 | 517 | 575 |
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