Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 4PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 666 | 566 | 476 | 411 | 344 | 289 | 235 | 123 | 91 | 65 | 81 | 48 | 73 | 50 | 57 | 219 | 417 | 496 | 730 | 823 | 832 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:37AM4.83m | 10:02PM4.46m | 10:29AM4.45m | 11:05PM4.11m | 11:46AM4.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM1.81m | 4:16AM2.03m | 5:00PM2.15m | 5:29AM2.30m | 6:30PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 666 | 566 | 476 | 411 | 344 | 289 | 235 | 123 | 91 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 44 | 65 | 66 | 61 | 417 | 496 | 730 | 823 | 832 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | N 6 | N 6 | E 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 40 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 74 | 65 | 81 | 48 | 73 | 50 | 47 | 17 | 45 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 18 | W 18 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 39 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 57 | 219 | 17 | 12 | 13 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | 60 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 55 | 50 | 47 | 80 | 104 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 8 | — | — | 11 | 9 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
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