Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 BST
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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
12.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 3PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (19 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (19 May)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
4
W
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1091
1159
1388
1689
1981
2434
6295
6319
5227
4231
3399
2718
1961
1605
1338
1185
854
730
703
676
562
661
640
730
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:34AM6.32m
7:56PM6.39m
8:24AM6.02m
8:47PM6.10m
9:16AM5.62m
9:42PM5.75m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.28m
2:24AM0.27m
2:45PM0.56m
3:18AM0.58m
3:39PM0.91m
4:18AM0.94m
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:28
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:07
9:07
9:09
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
17
15
14
6
7
5
5
5
5
6
7
9
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.4
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
4
W
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
11
Energy kJ
17
17
16
103
390
2002
6295
6319
5227
4231
3399
2718
1961
1605
1338
1185
854
730
703
676
562
661
640
730
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
WSW
19
0.1
S
18
0.3
W
13
0.6
W
13
1.4
SSW
7
0.7
S
7
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
6
6
34
6
31
130
199
54
10
10
10
9
9
9
21
21
21
8
20
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
3
1
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.9
S
6
Energy kJ
1091
1159
1388
1689
1981
2434
5
14
10
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
5
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
Distance (km)
517
526
534
517
402
409
402
513
574
200
72
200
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
15
14
14
15
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
1
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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