Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.9° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 8AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (25 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.9
NW
5
1
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
10
15
31
61
64
110
188
240
285
346
472
516
481
494
528
482
427
383
348
322
276
226
188
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:42AM4.37m
3:15PM4.50m
3:46AM4.52m
4:13PM4.74m
4:38AM4.77m
5:00PM5.05m
Low Tide
9:06AM2.03m
9:43PM1.93m
10:09AM1.84m
10:40PM1.68m
10:59AM1.56m
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part cloud
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:13
9:12
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
14
16
14
14
15
14
13
14
15
15
13
12
11
12
13
13
14
15
14
15
16
17
16
18
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