Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (03 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 12AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 954 | 831 | 815 | 873 | 867 | 724 | 637 | 494 | 424 | 354 | 293 | 244 | 239 | 202 | 202 | 164 | 164 | 136 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:55PM5.29m | 10:23AM5.17m | 11:01PM4.79m | 11:39AM4.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM1.04m | 4:13AM1.38m | 4:54PM1.50m | 5:29AM1.79m | 6:26PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 954 | 831 | 815 | 873 | 867 | 724 | 637 | 494 | 424 | 354 | 293 | 244 | 239 | 202 | 202 | 164 | 164 | 136 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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