Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 06 Mar 2026 GMT
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Praa Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 12PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 06). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (06 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (06 Mar)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
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4
3
3
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
2
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)131212121212121213131414141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)826860948116011601039104810651298164220732613311632823190305027602528249122782243203920711650
Wind
(km/h)
45
N
40
NNW
40
N
35
N
35
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
ENE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:48AM
6.42
7:04PM
6.16
7:20AM
6.16
7:36PM
5.92
7:53AM
5.80
8:08PM
5.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:48AM
0.16
1:07PM
0.23
1:19AM
0.34
1:36PM
0.50
1:49AM
0.63
2:05PM
0.85
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise--6:54-------6:52-------6:50-----
Sunset-----6:09-------6:12-------6:14--
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------12---22
Temp. °C77777766666888891010101111111111
Feels °C (?)-4-3-2-2-10001236766788899999
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