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Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
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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
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 2AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | |
273 | 268 | 279 | 406 | 593 | 534 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 457 | 406 | 399 | 406 | 361 | 335 | 250 | 245 | 173 | 162 | 118 | 115 | 110 | 102 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:51PM5.14m | 11:34AM4.68m | 00:12AM4.84m | 1:03PM4.52m | 1:40AM4.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM1.46m | 5:33AM1.50m | 6:05PM1.78m | 7:01AM1.67m | 7:34PM1.82m | 8:23AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 |
273 | 268 | 279 | 406 | 593 | 534 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 457 | 406 | 399 | 406 | 361 | 335 | 250 | 245 | 173 | 162 | 118 | 115 | 110 | 102 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 15 | W 10 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | — | SW 12 | S 11 | S 12 | — |
8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 |
652 | 652 | 539 | 508 | 554 | 547 | 547 | 460 | 396 | 276 | 171 | 118 | 91 | 59 | 43 | 40 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 179 | 179 | 133 | 94 | 94 | 179 | 179 | 104 | 63 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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