Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 12AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 565 | 449 | 374 | 234 | 190 | 148 | 106 | 103 | 76 | 47 | 120 | 366 | 1392 | 1868 | 1834 | 1631 | 1334 | 1117 | 1098 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:33AM4.60m | 1:19PM4.67m | 2:11AM4.62m | 2:50PM4.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM1.77m | 7:08AM1.90m | 8:05PM1.76m | 8:46AM1.73m | 9:30PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 565 | 449 | 374 | 234 | 190 | 148 | 106 | 103 | 76 | 47 | 68 | 120 | 1392 | 1868 | 1834 | 1631 | 1334 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 4 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 120 | 366 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | S 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | S 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 19 | 30 | 25 | 15 | — | 13 | 4 | 12 | 17 | — | — | — | 1117 | 1098 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 88 | 143 | 42 | 182 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 22 | 114 | 72 | 201 | 12 | 12 |
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