Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 7AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4420 | 4593 | 3468 | 2876 | 2296 | 1725 | 849 | 2639 | 10718 | 19275 | 31342 | 22000 | 14537 | 10071 | 7432 | 5419 | 3699 | 3114 | 2579 | 2580 | 2637 | 5409 | 9014 | 13121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:06AM4.60m | 3:25PM4.99m | 3:50AM5.07m | 4:06PM5.45m | 4:28AM5.54m | 4:44PM5.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM1.68m | 9:48PM1.32m | 10:04AM1.24m | 10:27PM0.88m | 10:43AM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3468 | 2876 | 2296 | 1725 | 849 | 674 | 246 | 19275 | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 203 | 114 | 83 | 38 | 17 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | WNW 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 4420 | 4593 | — | — | — | 50 | 736 | 2639 | 10718 | 4032 | 31342 | 22000 | 14537 | 10071 | 7432 | 5419 | 3699 | 3114 | 2579 | 2580 | 2637 | 5409 | 9014 | 13121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 268 | 186 | 72 | 11 | 168 | 318 | 296 | 259 | 176 | 180 | 375 | 549 | 549 | 719 | 268 | 268 | 176 | 200 | 529 | 600 | 719 | 719 | 719 |
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