
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 5PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
592 | 588 | 790 | 785 | 872 | 888 | 838 | 617 | 436 | 329 | 222 | 169 | 137 | 108 | 72 | 74 | 62 | 207 | 449 | 953 | 1194 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:58PM5.42m | 4:29AM5.45m | 4:50PM5.93m | 5:16AM5.88m | 5:34PM6.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM1.29m | 10:32PM0.90m | 10:52AM0.81m | 11:20PM0.44m | 11:36AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | — | WSW 10 |
169 | 96 | 61 | — | — | — | 668 | 617 | 436 | 329 | 222 | 169 | 137 | 108 | 72 | 53 | 22 | 9 | 21 | — | 1194 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 7 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — |
5 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 92 | 69 | 105 | 73 | 58 | 55 | 52 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 12 | W 12 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — |
— | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — |
592 | 588 | 790 | 785 | 872 | 888 | 838 | 23 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 74 | 62 | 207 | 449 | 953 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 719 | 719 | 303 | 201 | 201 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 178 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
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