Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 7PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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 15°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.7
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.2
W
14
2.2
W
14
2
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
383
456
502
467
1262
2211
1914
1864
1391
1218
1087
746
736
546
364
291
291
231
181
133
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:26PM4.56m
3:53AM4.63m
4:11PM5.03m
4:32AM5.09m
4:47PM5.50m
Low Tide
9:17AM2.07m
9:51PM1.77m
10:07AM1.63m
10:33PM1.31m
10:46AM1.18m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:17
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
16
17
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