Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 8AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 122 | 165 | 165 | 170 | 165 | 157 | 161 | 204 | 215 | 374 | 400 | 418 | 461 | 495 | 471 | 659 | 831 | 943 | 933 | 826 | 758 | 626 | 505 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:32AM5.59m | 9:51PM5.46m | 10:11AM5.16m | 10:33PM4.95m | 10:55AM4.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32AM0.76m | 3:47PM0.96m | 4:08AM1.21m | 4:26PM1.41m | 4:48AM1.66m | 5:13PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 400 | 418 | 24 | 48 | 48 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 758 | 626 | 505 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | — | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 21 | 41 | 41 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | N 5 |
| kJ | 94 | 122 | 165 | 165 | 170 | 165 | 157 | 161 | 204 | 215 | 374 | — | — | 461 | 495 | 471 | 659 | 831 | 943 | 933 | 826 | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 241 | 171 | 265 | 396 | 867 | 201 | 200 | 186 | 178 | 176 | 179 | 217 | 201 | 270 | 257 | 200 | 200 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 257 | 2 | 2 |
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