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Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
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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
12.3° 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 12PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | |
262 | 496 | 831 | 1657 | 1606 | 1483 | 1617 | 1699 | 1644 | 1463 | 1301 | 1068 | 750 | 730 | 392 | 263 | 404 | 400 | 600 | 680 | 778 | 817 | 899 | 1044 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:00AM6.47m | 6:23PM6.54m | 6:47AM6.48m | 7:09PM6.54m | 7:34AM6.32m | 7:56PM6.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM0.06m | 00:45AM0.00m | 1:07PM0.10m | 1:33AM0.06m | 1:54PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | 9:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 17 | W 16 |
108 | 496 | 831 | 1657 | 1606 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1463 | 1301 | 1068 | 750 | 730 | 392 | 218 | 100 | 77 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 32 | 140 | 516 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | S 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 13 | S 17 |
109 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | W 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 13 | W 19 | SE 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
262 | 270 | 295 | — | — | 1483 | 1617 | 1699 | 1644 | — | — | — | 13 | 24 | 94 | 263 | 404 | 400 | 600 | 680 | 778 | 817 | 899 | 1044 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 72 | 201 | 531 | 549 | 494 | 263 | 201 | 200 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 200 | 575 | 408 | 405 | 534 | 596 | 590 | 396 | 200 | 200 |
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