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Praa Sands Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (South) (25 surf breaks) /
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Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.0°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 9AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | |
196 | 191 | 179 | 169 | 165 | 236 | 116 | 110 | 108 | 108 | 115 | 121 | 123 | 91 | 82 | 77 | 51 | 50 | 33 | 24 | 51 | 64 | 41 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 5:08AM5.77m | 5:28PM5.79m | 5:44AM5.89m | 6:01PM5.92m | 6:17AM5.92m | 6:34PM5.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.66m | 11:47PM0.66m | 12:03PM0.59m | 00:19AM0.58m | 12:34PM0.59m | 00:51AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | 8:42 |
3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | E 4 |
 kJ | 121 | 119 | 119 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 107 | 72 | 108 | 108 | 115 | 121 | 123 | 91 | 82 | 77 | 51 | 25 | 33 | 24 | 28 | 64 | 41 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 6 | E 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 196 | 191 | 179 | 169 | 165 | 163 | 112 | 110 | 41 | 27 | 95 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 54 | 27 | 27 | 50 | 32 | 23 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 7 | — | N 6 | — | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 9 | — | 3 | — | 236 | 116 | 108 | 101 | 98 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | SSE 2 | SE 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1405 | 949 | 680 | 416 | 293 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 179 | 179 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 178 | 146 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 209 | 27 |
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