Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.6° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
WSW
12
0.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
46
45
45
45
46
47
46
45
44
41
40
39
53
51
51
33
32
20
19
18
29
64
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:12AM4.83m
2:52PM5.00m
3:31AM5.09m
4:03PM5.41m
4:35AM5.48m
5:01PM5.89m
Low Tide
8:44AM1.60m
9:28PM1.39m
10:01AM1.27m
10:37PM0.95m
11:01AM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:50
8:47
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
17
18
17
18
19
20
19
18
19
20
19
21
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
18
18
17
18
17
17
17
15
18
16
17
17
17
15
14
16
17
18
19
20
20
20
18
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