Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
10.7° 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: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
1.5
W
2.2
W
3
W
3.5
W
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
Period(s) (?)12121213131212121211111111668169101112121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)377365377475475522511494486377297242188154396106167703341477360006987656664675680
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
15
N
20
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
50
WNW
55
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NW
40
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:25PM
6.40
7:47AM
6.27
8:07PM
6.05
8:32AM
5.78
8:55PM
5.57
9:25AM
5.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:42AM
0.20
2:03PM
0.45
2:26AM
0.60
2:49PM
0.94
3:18AM
1.10
3:45PM
1.47
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----6:18-------6:16-------6:13---
Sunset-------6:37-------6:38-------6:40
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C999991010111010101010111111109877788
Feels °C (?)45578879765544320-2-5-6-5-5-3-2
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