Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.5° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
WSW
6
1.5
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.9
W
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.3
W
8
2.3
W
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
11
2.1
W
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
282
270
230
225
186
169
165
77
263
359
476
476
585
719
790
1168
1295
1375
1221
1045
862
748
644
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:45AM6.29m
8:02PM6.26m
8:18AM6.02m
8:36PM5.87m
8:52AM5.66m
9:11PM5.40m
Low Tide
1:47AM0.13m
2:01PM0.24m
2:18AM0.42m
2:33PM0.56m
2:49AM0.80m
3:06PM0.95m
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cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:34
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
17
17
18
17
18
18
18
16
15
14
12
10
12
10
11
11
9
10
9
10
11
10
10
11
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