Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 15 Jul 2025 BST
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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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 10PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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

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Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wed
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
W
0.7
W
1.3
SW
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.3
WSW
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)10101010109998888888999999889899988888568899101099889999977888888910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)222819311625127810467185734473953463353163263573293093232923343713633463053272622772792462141891521271261452574977818581006104810359121051845604495450440443483307409511588551640773106815392429
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
15
E
20
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
30
SSW
35
W
35
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
onononononononononcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
6.01
9:41AM
5.63
10:02PM
5.84
10:29AM
5.46
10:53PM
5.59
11:23AM
5.25
11:51PM
5.32
12:27PM
5.07
1:00AM
5.10
1:39PM
5.00
2:16AM
5.04
2:53PM
5.10
3:28AM
5.15
4:00PM
5.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:14PM
0.68
3:43AM
0.67
3:57PM
0.83
4:28AM
0.83
4:46PM
1.02
5:19AM
1.05
5:42PM
1.24
6:19AM
1.28
6:49PM
1.42
7:29AM
1.43
8:07PM
1.47
8:46AM
1.43
9:24PM
1.33
9:58AM
1.27
10:33PM
1.06
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wed
23
Sunrise-----5:28-------5:30-------5:31-------5:31-------5:33-------5:35-------5:35------
Sunset-9:25-------9:24-------9:23-------9:22-------9:22-------9:21-------9:20-------9:17--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717171717181818191818181819191918181818171718181817161616171816171615151415171716171716161617181717171716171818151516
Feels °C (?)11121314141617161617161718181818181617171816161616161515151414141111999111112121112111010111215161615141414151491113
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cornwall (South)

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Praa Sands (moderate winds from the W at Culdrose Airport 9 km from Praa Sands). A 2.7m swell from the W are too big for here

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1 h 33 min ago

26 km/h
W
Cross-On
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