
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 2AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
935 | 831 | 720 | 730 | 855 | 609 | 766 | 738 | 900 | 1042 | 1250 | 1658 | 2028 | 1864 | 1538 | 1491 | 1507 | 440 | 609 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:11PM5.40m | 9:28AM5.22m | 9:49PM4.90m | 10:08AM4.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.95m | 3:22AM1.23m | 3:42PM1.40m | 3:59AM1.68m | 4:26PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 13 | S 12 | W 13 | S 18 | S 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 |
935 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2028 | 3 | 1538 | 6 | 3 | 365 | 240 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | — | S 16 |
13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 12 |
— | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 13 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 7 | W 8 |
— | 831 | 720 | 730 | 855 | 609 | 766 | 738 | 900 | 1042 | 1250 | 1658 | — | 1864 | — | 1491 | 1507 | 440 | 609 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 494 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 183 | 200 | 95 | 200 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 200 |
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