Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
17.9° C
1.8° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 7AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
W
8
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
30
27
26
25
25
25
15
21
12
13
12
11
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
17
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
5
ESE
10
NW
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
15
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:27AM6.15m
6:49PM6.51m
7:15AM6.24m
7:36PM6.59m
8:00AM6.19m
8:21PM6.50m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.21m
12:49PM0.24m
1:19AM0.05m
1:36PM0.15m
2:06AM0.04m
2:21PM0.20m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:30
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9:25
9:24
9:23
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
20
20
22
23
25
24
23
21
21
23
22
22
22
20
21
20
21
22
22
22
21
20
Feels °C
20
20
17
16
19
20
23
22
21
18
17
19
21
20
18
17
18
18
19
20
22
20
18
17
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