Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 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
10.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 12AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (14 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1.2
WSW
0.8
W
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
WSW
3
SW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.2
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)11111110107107788991212111112121515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)785663566345239137115215188250393690705143828242669249724412630216991431118499398195
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
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
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22PM
4.68
3:42AM
5.11
4:08PM
5.20
4:24AM
5.63
4:48PM
5.71
5:04AM
6.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
1.59
10:07AM
1.20
10:23PM
1.10
10:48AM
0.70
11:03PM
0.63
11:26AM
0.28
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:28-------6:26--
Sunset-8:10-------8:13-------8:14------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---131--------11--------
Temp. °C101010101112121313121212131212121211111111111112
Feels °C (?)555448899877764653456678
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