Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 7AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
WSW
12
0.5
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
45
44
41
40
54
70
51
51
33
32
30
19
18
29
64
119
106
127
163
150
173
173
176
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:31AM5.09m
4:03PM5.41m
4:35AM5.48m
5:01PM5.89m
5:28AM5.87m
5:50PM6.32m
Low Tide
10:01AM1.27m
10:37PM0.95m
11:01AM0.84m
11:32PM0.50m
11:51AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:47
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
17
18
18
18
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
23
24
24
23
21
Feels °C
15
16
16
16
17
16
14
14
15
16
16
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
20
22
23
20
18
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