
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 12PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:13AM5.41m | 10:35PM5.45m | 11:00AM5.06m | 11:24PM5.01m | 11:53AM4.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM0.82m | 4:31PM1.06m | 5:00AM1.21m | 5:18PM1.44m | 5:48AM1.59m | 6:12PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | N 6 | NNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 40 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
11 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 31 | 31 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | E 3 | E 3 | S 18 | S 18 | — | W 7 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 16 | — | — | E 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | — | 17 | 23 | 42 | 43 | 47 | — | — | 50 | 56 | 47 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 82 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 67 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 391 | 391 | 22 | 22 | 747 | 391 | 391 | 389 | 37 | 37 | 104 | 265 | 0 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 219 | 375 | 609 | 591 | 568 | 562 |
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