Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
18.7° C
1.6° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.6
NW
4
0.4
W
7
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.5
W
9
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
86
86
124
120
95
74
55
43
40
27
39
37
25
12
15
16
27
44
181
147
117
82
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:38AM6.36m
7:56PM6.61m
8:16AM6.22m
8:35PM6.34m
8:54AM5.95m
9:13PM5.94m
Low Tide
1:43AM-0.08m
1:56PM0.05m
2:21AM0.08m
2:34PM0.24m
2:57AM0.37m
3:10PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:38
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
13
13
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
17
16
15
14
17
19
17
16
15
15
16
17
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