Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 3PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the E by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:15AM6.24m | 7:36PM6.59m | 8:00AM6.19m | 8:21PM6.50m | 8:45AM6.02m | 9:06PM6.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.15m | 2:06AM0.04m | 2:21PM0.20m | 2:50AM0.18m | 3:04PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | N 5 | N 5 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | E 5 | E 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | S 21 | S 21 |
| kJ | 4 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | N 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 |
| kJ | 26 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | — | — | 13 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 97 | 103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 262 | 272 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 262 | 281 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 943 | 1274 | 389 | 398 | 398 | 398 | 406 | 609 | 609 | |
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