Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.7° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
7
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
5
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
194
182
160
167
127
103
57
31
23
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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