Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 BST
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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
12.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 8PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.6
W
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.7
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
368
350
285
228
174
190
196
191
179
169
165
121
180
110
108
108
117
86
123
85
82
54
52
41
Wind (km/h)
35
E
50
E
55
E
55
E
55
E
55
E
50
E
45
E
45
E
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:53PM5.58m
5:08AM5.77m
5:28PM5.79m
5:44AM5.89m
6:01PM5.92m
6:17AM5.92m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.81m
11:12PM0.82m
11:31AM0.66m
11:47PM0.66m
12:03PM0.59m
00:19AM0.58m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:01
6:00
5:58
5:56
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8:36
8:37
8:38
8:40
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
14
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
3
3
2
2
3
1
3
2
2
3
4
6
8
10
12
12
11
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
Energy kJ
368
350
285
228
174
163
121
119
119
116
123
121
115
107
72
55
117
86
123
85
47
46
42
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
WNW
18
0.5
W
17
0.6
W
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
WSW
7
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
35
27
20
106
151
190
196
191
179
169
165
118
116
110
108
108
27
17
10
31
82
54
52
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
19
0.4
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.7
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
29
12
13
14
180
110
101
98
65
61
60
46
46
27
27
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
8
3
E
8
3.5
E
9
3.5
E
9
3.5
E
9
3.5
E
9
3.5
E
9
3
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.3
E
7
2.2
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.5
E
7
Energy kJ
669
1114
1982
1974
1974
2038
1653
1067
796
578
522
329
218
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
383
209
228
179
209
179
176
176
179
176
176
140
14
0
0
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
13
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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