
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 29 | 64 | 119 | 104 | 127 | 163 | 154 | 144 | 180 | 189 | 230 | 245 | 338 | 381 | 346 | 290 | 279 | 230 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:35AM5.48m | 5:01PM5.89m | 5:28AM5.87m | 5:50PM6.32m | 6:15AM6.18m | 6:35PM6.60m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM0.84m | 11:32PM0.50m | 11:51AM0.44m | 00:20AM0.14m | 12:36PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
33 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 64 | 119 | 104 | 127 | 163 | 154 | 144 | 180 | 189 | 230 | 245 | 338 | 381 | 346 | 290 | 279 | 230 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 10 | SW 6 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 12 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 12 | S 10 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 180 | 406 | 408 | 55 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 201 | 201 | 12 |
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