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Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
10.6° 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 7AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (17 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
!
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
2.3
W
4
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)151414141313121212111111111010101011111118161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7330628652233949331428172017163813249066735854964003383312843264187501781282971786806
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
SE
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrossoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:16AM
5.16
4:36PM
5.17
4:55AM
5.48
5:13PM
5.43
5:31AM
5.76
5:48PM
5.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39AM
1.26
10:54PM
1.14
11:18AM
0.98
11:31PM
0.87
11:54AM
0.74
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise--8:12-------8:11-------8:11-----
Sunset----4:50-------4:51-------4:52---
rain showers
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
11-1--------------------
Temp. °C999101010109988910988888910999
Feels °C (?)344456656558976555556462
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