Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 27 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
10.3° 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 6AM is: 6.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)18ft (5.5m)17s
Afternoon (28 Jan)18ft (5.5m)17s
Evening (28 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6.5
WSW
4
W
5.5
W
6
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
2.3
W
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
WSW
6.5
WSW
7.5
WSW
8
WSW
8
WSW
7
WSW
Period(s) (?)131518171717171616161616151414131212121818181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)141185927177551967317770168221690917493113009941132171015973305741387718621713187236712479335506385493902628643
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
40
SSE
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
40
SE
20
S
45
WNW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:49PM
4.85
12:30PM
4.84
1:13AM
4.86
1:55PM
4.91
2:32AM
5.12
3:07PM
5.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:17AM
1.65
7:02PM
1.66
7:48AM
1.58
8:27PM
1.49
9:07AM
1.25
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise----8:00-------8:00-------7:58---
Sunset------5:07-------5:08-------5:10-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111132--212212161-1-121-
Temp. °C899891010999991010109999981089
Feels °C (?)14312320112343233333-15-23
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