
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 1AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
233 | 194 | 182 | 160 | 167 | 127 | 103 | 57 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:35PM5.42m | 11:03AM5.15m | 11:33PM5.09m | 12:08PM4.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM1.12m | 4:55AM1.22m | 5:20PM1.39m | 5:56AM1.51m | 6:32PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
7 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 103 | 57 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
— | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | S 16 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
— | — | — | 7 | — | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
233 | 194 | 182 | 160 | 167 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 724 | 201 | 200 | 201 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 419 | 419 | 210 | 402 | 211 | 405 | 405 | 406 | 406 | 396 | 396 |
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