Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 BST
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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
15.8° 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 1AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (19 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (19 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1
W
2.1
W
0.9
WNW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
SW
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)10101010101010109999911101088888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1003887913923892731624551495424397343343233799154262249151650675574536457
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
W
5
SE
15
SW
30
NW
25
WNW
15
W
5
S
15
E
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
5.13
4:42PM
5.55
5:05AM
5.51
5:21PM
5.89
5:41AM
5.81
5:56PM
6.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28PM
1.17
10:45AM
1.12
11:11PM
0.81
11:25AM
0.78
11:47PM
0.53
11:59AM
0.52
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:05---
Sunset-------7:27-------7:24-------7:22
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1322---11---1-
Temp. °C161615151616171616161615151514141413131213141112
Feels °C (?)13131213131315151515151514109111311867834
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cornwall (South)

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Praa Sands (moderate winds from the SSW at Culdrose Airport 9 km from Praa Sands). A 1.9m swell from the WSW

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1 h 27 min ago

22 km/h
SSW
Cross-On
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