Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 01 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
10.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 7AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (02 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (02 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
3
3
4
!
!
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4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
4
SSW
3.5
WSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3
SSW
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)111012111110121112121414131313121212121111111114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2235325930943881335121181207123614201626341934132764213916041225930711604408335282224714
Wind
(km/h)
55
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
10
SW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20AM
5.92
4:44PM
5.85
5:02AM
6.28
5:23PM
6.14
5:39AM
6.49
5:58PM
6.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:23PM
0.79
10:50AM
0.46
11:05PM
0.43
11:29AM
0.18
11:42PM
0.19
12:04PM
0.05
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise----7:03-------7:01-------6:58---
Sunset-------6:04-------6:05-------6:07
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C1111111112109999988910101010101011121211
Feels °C (?)011138545565468878879887
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