Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 20 May 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
12.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 6AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (20 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
11
4
W
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
W
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2824
6612
6709
5507
3922
3449
2718
2116
1605
1379
1185
925
808
716
588
562
627
496
759
757
743
668
656
619
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
NNW
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:24AM6.02m
8:47PM6.10m
9:16AM5.62m
9:42PM5.75m
10:15AM5.22m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.27m
2:45PM0.56m
3:18AM0.58m
3:39PM0.91m
4:18AM0.94m
4:40PM1.25m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:07
9:09
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
5
6
7
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
13
12
13
13
14
15
16
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
16
4
W
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
W
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
Energy kJ
1644
6612
6709
5507
3922
3449
2718
2116
1605
1379
1185
925
808
716
588
562
627
496
759
757
743
668
656
619
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
13
1.3
SSW
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
15
1.1
W
12
0.8
S
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
130
196
100
52
10
10
10
9
9
9
21
21
21
8
336
43
56
38
26
17
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
6
20
6
6
3
1
1
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
11
1.3
SSW
7
1
SSW
8
0.3
ESE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
2824
172
123
1
10
18
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
5
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
513
526
200
72
396
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
15
14
15
11
11
11
11
11
11
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
5
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