Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (07 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 5 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ESE 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 66 | 75 | 114 | 51 | 166 | 423 | 551 | 611 | 458 | 447 | 563 | 673 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:46PM5.80m | 4:07AM5.84m | 4:24PM5.92m | 4:42AM5.98m | 4:59PM5.95m | 5:16AM6.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.78m | 10:10PM0.62m | 10:27AM0.62m | 10:44PM0.55m | 11:02AM0.53m | 11:17PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | 4:44 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 82 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 66 | 75 | 53 | 51 | 43 | 423 | 551 | 611 | 455 | 447 | 563 | 673 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 10 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 12 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 166 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 88 | 37 | 3 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 9 | WSW 10 | SSW 7 | W 8 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | — | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 56 | 114 | 138 | 239 | 374 | 444 | 482 | 458 | 328 | 263 | 200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 180 | 188 | 22 | 649 | 723 | 527 | 228 | 389 | 179 | 179 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 |
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