
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 3AM is: 1.9m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
231 | 181 | 130 | 715 | 3110 | 4466 | 4590 | 3663 | 3766 | 3388 | 2676 | 2133 | 1783 | 1299 | 1031 | 911 | 836 | 819 | 792 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:47PM5.50m | 5:06AM5.54m | 5:21PM5.93m | 5:39AM5.94m | 5:54PM6.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM0.86m | 11:20AM0.76m | 11:41PM0.47m | 11:54AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 19 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
231 | 181 | 130 | 715 | 3110 | 4466 | 4590 | 3663 | 3766 | 3388 | 2676 | 2133 | 1783 | 1299 | 1031 | 911 | 836 | 819 | 792 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | ESE 3 | W 21 | W 10 | W 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 12 | S 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
2 | 1 | 35 | 130 | 158 | 20 | 20 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | ESE 3 | S 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 |
3 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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