Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.9° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 6AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)7ft (2.2m)6s
Evening (29 Sep)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
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0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
0
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0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
2.2
S
6
3
S
7
4
SSW
9
4.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SW
11
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
2
W
14
2.5
W
14
3
W
14
4
W
14
3.5
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
457
332
270
177
138
356
846
2282
4162
3061
2509
2285
2447
2490
2148
1970
1686
2736
3781
5688
4899
3716
2928
2293
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SSE
50
SSE
55
SSE
15
WSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:21AM6.47m
7:40PM6.48m
7:59AM6.34m
8:19PM6.22m
8:39AM6.05m
9:03PM5.80m
Low Tide
1:20AM0.02m
1:37PM0.07m
1:56AM0.17m
2:15PM0.26m
2:35AM0.48m
2:57PM0.60m
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5
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10
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Temp °C
16
16
17
17
18
20
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
12
14
9
8
14
14
10
9
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
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