Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 4AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the ESE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 50 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 46 | 66 | 50 | 23 | 161 | 409 | 524 | 644 | 622 | 662 | 794 | 1004 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:07AM5.84m | 4:24PM5.92m | 4:42AM5.98m | 4:59PM5.95m | 5:16AM6.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM0.62m | 10:27AM0.62m | 10:44PM0.55m | 11:02AM0.53m | 11:17PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | 4:44 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 51 | 50 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 46 | 66 | 50 | 23 | 161 | 409 | 524 | 644 | 622 | 662 | 794 | 1004 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 7 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 8 | W 14 | — | — | W 12 | — | W 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 16 | 35 | 54 | 95 | 189 | 251 | 333 | 373 | 352 | 321 | 241 | 159 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 180 | 188 | 15 | 674 | 724 | 527 | 228 | 236 | 176 | 179 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 19 |
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