Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.6° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 7AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
1.6
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
40
176
289
18
17
17
26
42
61
63
78
102
100
92
90
79
78
55
50
48
45
42
37
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
E
35
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
35
E
30
ENE
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:28AM4.30m
3:56PM4.59m
4:22AM4.66m
4:42PM5.02m
5:03AM5.05m
5:20PM5.44m
Low Tide
9:50AM2.01m
10:22PM1.77m
10:40AM1.61m
11:05PM1.36m
11:19AM1.21m
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6:22
6:24
6:26
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8:22
8:21
8:19
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Temp °C
16
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
19
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
11
12
11
10
10
11
12
14
13
12
12
13
15
16
17
18
18
17
16
18
17
19
17
16
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