
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (11 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | 59 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 38 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:05PM5.24m | 3:38AM5.37m | 4:09PM5.58m | 4:40AM5.66m | 5:07PM5.95m | 5:36AM5.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM1.19m | 10:04AM1.05m | 10:38PM0.85m | 11:05AM0.74m | 11:37PM0.49m | 12:00PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | E 6 | E 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
83 | 115 | 78 | 43 | 46 | 35 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 359 | 39 | 51 | 39 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 13 | N 6 | W 12 | SSW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
15 | 29 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | W 13 | SSW 7 | W 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
6 | 59 | 57 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 31 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
161 | — | 109 | 60 | 86 | 237 | 393 | 544 | 699 | 609 | 572 | 796 | 1300 | 1713 | 1780 | 1328 | 771 | 488 | — | 323 | 475 | 551 | 603 | 573 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 239 | 211 | 49 | 257 | 302 | 55 | 641 | 561 | 55 | 398 | 55 | 49 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 210 | 46 | 173 | 14 |
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