Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 7PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4590 | 3676 | 4033 | 3388 | 2658 | 2133 | 1766 | 1299 | 1031 | 911 | 851 | 807 | 792 | 695 | 595 | 505 | 432 | 432 | 505 | 617 | 878 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:21PM5.93m | 5:39AM5.94m | 5:54PM6.28m | 6:12AM6.25m | 6:28PM6.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.76m | 11:41PM0.47m | 11:54AM0.41m | 00:14AM0.18m | 12:27PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 4590 | 3676 | 4033 | 3388 | 2658 | 2133 | 1766 | 1299 | 1031 | 911 | 851 | 807 | 792 | 695 | 595 | 505 | 432 | 432 | 505 | 617 | 878 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 12 | S 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 95 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 41 | 47 | 97 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 56 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 27 | 67 | 199 | 22 |
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