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Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.5° 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 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
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 (?)
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.4
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.1
W
2
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
4.5
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
Period(s) (?)111010101011111018171616161616161514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4964003313332844397789142429393967916077452342264461553561405668803954764578338725281971
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
W
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
40
NW
20
W
20
SSW
35
S
55
SSE
65
SSE
25
SW
20
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
30
SW
20
S
20
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
5.43
5:31AM
5.76
5:48PM
5.65
6:06AM
5.98
6:23PM
5.80
6:40AM
6.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
0.87
11:54AM
0.74
12:06AM
0.67
12:29PM
0.57
12:39AM
0.54
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------8:11-------8:10-------8:08-
Sunset4:51-------4:52-------4:53-------
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------1----61351-1--1-1
Temp. °C988889910888891087109998898
Feels °C (?)865433330220-3-3221002321-1
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