Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
10.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 1PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 24s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)22s
Evening (27 Mar)7ft (2.1m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
!
1
3
!
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.6
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
WNW
2.3
W
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
2
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)11111111222018171616161514141313131212127789
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)546607279275941197828913762333945132601305831552420170814001226956926112246979212571655
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
NW
25
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13PM
4.42
12:57AM
4.66
1:48PM
4.59
2:19AM
5.00
2:55PM
4.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:07AM
1.85
6:51PM
1.97
7:46AM
1.70
8:17PM
1.68
8:57AM
1.30
9:18PM
1.26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise--6:09-------6:07-------6:05-----
Sunset-----6:44-------6:45-------6:46--
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C10101010999888788899988989910
Feels °C (?)5545430-1-10-2-1-113443120113
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