Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 4AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, light winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | W 8 | SSW 14 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 31 | 31 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:36AM5.95m | 6:00PM6.28m | 6:27AM6.15m | 6:49PM6.51m | 7:15AM6.24m | 7:36PM6.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.49m | 12:00PM0.45m | 00:30AM0.21m | 12:49PM0.24m | 1:19AM0.05m | 1:36PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 220 | 130 | 70 | 38 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 49 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 74 | 74 | 58 | 32 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | N 6 | N 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 22 | 38 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 11 | WSW 10 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 4 | E 4 | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 191 | 152 | 220 | 306 | 298 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 15 | 20 | — | 8 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 23 | 41 | — | 124 | 2 | 19 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 22 | 46 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 63 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 389 | 389 | 257 | 284 | 0 | 259 | 2 | 23 | 383 | 391 | 55 | 37 |
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