Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
18.8° C
2.1° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 1AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (26 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
176
240
255
293
316
560
525
539
554
563
536
534
436
409
322
282
282
240
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:15PM4.50m
3:46AM4.52m
4:13PM4.74m
4:38AM4.77m
5:00PM5.05m
Low Tide
9:43PM1.93m
10:09AM1.84m
10:40PM1.68m
10:59AM1.56m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:13
9:12
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
18
17
18
17
16
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
16
13
12
11
11
13
13
14
13
13
15
16
16
17
18
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