
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 1AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 19 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1218 | 1077 | 855 | 736 | 546 | 426 | 345 | 291 | 231 | 181 | 130 | 592 | 2879 | 4226 | 4590 | 3663 | 3778 | 3724 | 2702 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:11PM5.03m | 4:32AM5.09m | 4:47PM5.50m | 5:06AM5.54m | 5:21PM5.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33PM1.31m | 10:46AM1.18m | 11:08PM0.86m | 11:20AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 19 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
1218 | 1077 | 855 | 736 | 546 | 426 | 345 | 291 | 231 | 181 | 130 | 592 | 2879 | 4226 | 4590 | 3663 | 3778 | 3724 | 2702 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | ESE 4 | N 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | W 10 | W 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 12 |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 130 | 125 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 5 | S 13 | N 5 | W 18 | E 4 | S 10 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — |
— | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 114 | 2 |
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