Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 12AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7431 | 5030 | 3587 | 2716 | 2277 | 1186 | 761 | 2697 | 3093 | 3625 | 4636 | 6267 | 9075 | 7682 | 6523 | 5851 | 5534 | 6132 | 4346 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:21PM6.25m | 4:42AM6.31m | 5:00PM6.48m | 5:20AM6.51m | 5:39PM6.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM0.19m | 10:58AM0.15m | 11:18PM0.03m | 11:37AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 4:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | W 15 | W 13 |
| kJ | 266 | 5030 | 3587 | 2716 | 2277 | 1186 | 726 | — | 2029 | — | — | — | — | 7067 | — | — | — | 215 | 1657 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 96 | 218 | 217 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 7431 | — | — | 127 | 87 | 459 | 761 | 2697 | 3093 | 3625 | 4636 | 6267 | 9075 | 7682 | 6523 | 5851 | 5534 | 6132 | 4346 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 72 | 12 | 12 | 124 | 234 | 557 | 540 | 545 | 409 | 514 | 453 | 514 | 719 | 545 | 545 | 719 | 303 | 72 |
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