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Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
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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
12.2° 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 5AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
758 | 952 | 953 | 986 | 1069 | 1179 | 1567 | 1899 | 5255 | 6275 | 6319 | 5292 | 4007 | 3244 | 2718 | 1961 | 1605 | 1338 | 1185 | 925 | 793 | 703 | 689 | 573 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:34AM6.32m | 7:56PM6.39m | 8:24AM6.02m | 8:47PM6.10m | 9:16AM5.62m | 9:42PM5.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.06m | 1:54PM0.28m | 2:24AM0.27m | 2:45PM0.56m | 3:18AM0.58m | 3:39PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | S 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
180 | 80 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 480 | 733 | 6275 | 6319 | 5292 | 4007 | 3244 | 2718 | 1961 | 1605 | 1338 | 1185 | 925 | 793 | 703 | 689 | 573 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 19 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | S 7 | — | S 7 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 14 | 31 | 130 | — | 86 | — | 52 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | S 19 | S 18 | — | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
5 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | — | — | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 |
758 | 952 | 953 | 986 | 1069 | 1179 | 1567 | 1899 | 5255 | — | — | 109 | 118 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 408 | 408 | 517 | 526 | 517 | 402 | 402 | 534 | 574 | 72 | 72 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
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