Praa Sands Surf Break

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Issued: 6 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
14.1° C

Normal for this time of year

Praa Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (18 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 10PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (18 Jun)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the E by Sun morning).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.4
W
9
1.6
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
8
0.7
SW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.4
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
414
388
372
372
329
297
370
412
402
392
336
291
237
231
186
155
86
88
54
47
35
55
25
19
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:38PM6.28m
9:06AM5.78m
9:29PM6.02m
9:58AM5.47m
10:22PM5.68m
10:52AM5.17m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.42m
3:10AM0.40m
3:28PM0.66m
4:03AM0.67m
4:19PM0.94m
4:56AM0.98m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:34
9:34
9:34
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
16
17
18
20
Feels °C
15
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
13
13
13
13
14
14
11
12
13
14
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.4
W
9
1.6
WSW
8
0.1
SW
11
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
8
0.7
SW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.4
WSW
7
Energy kJ
414
388
372
372
329
297
370
5
402
392
336
291
237
231
186
155
86
88
54
47
35
55
25
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
Energy kJ
5
2
5
5
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
29
21
45
33
29
29
19
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
4
4
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
1.7
WSW
8
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
10
412
1
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
11
11
11
11
11
11
200
200
200
11
12
12
22
2
2
2
2
0
22
0
0
0
0
399
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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