Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.6° 

Praa Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 2PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
5
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2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
15
2.2
W
14
2.2
W
14
2
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
1.7
W
18
2.5
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
14
3
W
15
3
W
14
2.5
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2211
1914
1864
1391
1218
1077
855
722
546
426
345
291
231
181
133
127
1822
3499
4084
3484
3580
3204
2898
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
ENE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
N
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:53AM4.63m
4:11PM5.03m
4:32AM5.09m
4:47PM5.50m
5:06AM5.54m
5:21PM5.93m
Low Tide
10:07AM1.63m
10:33PM1.31m
10:46AM1.18m
11:08PM0.86m
11:20AM0.76m
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:15
7:14
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
17
16
16
14
14
14
14
15
16
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
17
15
15
14
14
12
12
12
12
13
14
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
14
13
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