Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.9° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 9PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
W
8
1.7
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
2.5
W
8
2.4
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.1
W
10
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
345
308
316
333
412
523
644
856
835
703
723
792
843
1121
1018
928
833
711
555
449
320
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
40
SW
40
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:44AM5.58m
10:09PM5.40m
10:36AM5.17m
11:10PM4.93m
11:46AM4.80m
Low Tide
4:00PM1.03m
4:26AM1.28m
4:57PM1.45m
5:33AM1.69m
6:21PM1.77m
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
7:58
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
18
17
16
17
16
16
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
14
15
14
14
15
14
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