Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
18.6° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 6AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
23
34
56
55
54
51
33
32
32
31
44
44
45
45
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:33PM5.09m
12:08PM4.90m
00:47AM4.85m
1:29PM4.81m
2:12AM4.83m
2:52PM5.00m
Low Tide
5:56AM1.51m
6:32PM1.62m
7:15AM1.68m
8:02PM1.65m
8:44AM1.60m
9:28PM1.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:52
8:52
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
20
20
20
18
18
18
18
20
22
22
20
18
Feels °C
14
15
14
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
16
17
18
19
17
16
17
16
18
19
18
17
17
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