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Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
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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
11.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | |
115 | 110 | 102 | 86 | 86 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 84 | 76 | 68 | 65 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 83 | 157 | 153 | 232 | 284 | 340 | 380 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:40AM4.83m | 2:25PM4.67m | 2:52AM5.05m | 3:27PM4.97m | 3:47AM5.33m | 4:13PM5.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM1.56m | 8:50PM1.62m | 9:27AM1.30m | 9:48PM1.33m | 10:16AM1.03m | 10:34PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | 8:36 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 14 | E 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
115 | 110 | 102 | 86 | 86 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 84 | 76 | 68 | 65 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 43 | 27 | 19 | 153 | 71 | 284 | 340 | 380 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 4 | S 12 | E 4 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | W 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 15 | N 5 | W 14 | E 6 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 48 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 45 | 33 | 157 | 18 | 232 | 54 | 27 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 11 | — | SW 11 | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | S 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | E 4 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | N 5 | W 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
6 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 18 | 83 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 42 | 10 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | — | E 4 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | — | N 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
— | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 43 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 62 | — | 33 | 74 | 103 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 97 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 173 |
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