Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 4PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 681 | 679 | 613 | 573 | 490 | 1036 | 7494 | 11397 | 10927 | 8433 | 6465 | 5329 | 4068 | 4214 | 4211 | 3430 | 2725 | 2204 | 1530 | 1154 | 1003 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:22PM4.24m | 2:07AM4.20m | 2:34PM4.56m | 3:06AM4.60m | 3:25PM4.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM2.33m | 7:59PM2.13m | 8:24AM2.08m | 9:01PM1.77m | 9:20AM1.68m | 9:48PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 681 | 679 | 613 | 573 | 490 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 26 | 3430 | 2725 | 2204 | 1530 | 1154 | 747 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 449 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 24 | 116 | 256 | 1036 | 7494 | 11397 | 10927 | 8433 | 6465 | 5329 | 4068 | 4214 | 4211 | — | — | — | 224 | 515 | 1003 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 12 | 42 | 64 | 234 | 525 | 554 | 572 | 574 | 608 | 582 | 509 | 268 | 268 | 186 | 72 | 12 | 11 | 143 | 318 | 278 |
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