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Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
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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
12.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 11PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
3449 | 2718 | 2151 | 1647 | 1496 | 1185 | 955 | 730 | 716 | 596 | 640 | 755 | 876 | 854 | 757 | 757 | 730 | 619 | 543 | 520 | 500 | 433 | 416 | 416 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:47PM6.10m | 9:16AM5.62m | 9:42PM5.75m | 10:15AM5.22m | 10:43PM5.39m | 11:21AM4.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45PM0.56m | 3:18AM0.58m | 3:39PM0.91m | 4:18AM0.94m | 4:40PM1.25m | 5:24AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
3449 | 2718 | 2151 | 1647 | 1496 | 1185 | 955 | 730 | 716 | 596 | 640 | 755 | 876 | 854 | 757 | 757 | 730 | 619 | 543 | 520 | 500 | 433 | 416 | 416 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 4 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
— | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 50 | 51 | 38 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 42 | 11 | 64 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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