Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
18.5° C
1.4° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 9PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)--
Afternoon (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
WSW
9
1
W
9
1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
29
64
119
104
127
163
154
147
176
189
230
205
338
326
296
333
279
230
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
10
SE
0
S
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:01PM5.89m
5:28AM5.87m
5:50PM6.32m
6:15AM6.18m
6:35PM6.60m
Low Tide
11:32PM0.50m
11:51AM0.44m
00:20AM0.14m
12:36PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:45
8:44
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
19
20
19
22
23
23
23
22
22
20
19
21
22
21
20
19
Feels °C
18
17
17
16
18
16
19
21
22
24
22
21
18
17
19
20
20
19
19
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