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Praa Sands Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (South) (25 surf breaks) /
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Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 12AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 6363 | 5165 | 3791 | 3045 | 2634 | 2466 | 2560 | 2678 | 2767 | 2471 | 2124 | 1751 | 1542 | 1354 | 1208 | 1086 | 980 | 867 | 736 | 635 | 492 | 354 | 299 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:26PM 6.16 | 5:43AM 6.48 | 6:05PM 6.49 | 6:23AM 6.68 | 6:44PM 6.66 | 7:04AM 6.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:43PM 0.23 | 12:04PM -0.01 | 12:22AM -0.03 | 12:43PM -0.14 | 1:02AM -0.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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