Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 10AM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, stormy winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5199 | 8604 | 8183 | 6525 | 5322 | 4487 | 3585 | 3958 | 4024 | 3243 | 2574 | 1950 | 1751 | 834 | 1811 | 4334 | 8303 | 17077 | 20774 | 12108 | 6901 | 5116 | 4486 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:07AM4.20m | 2:34PM4.56m | 3:06AM4.60m | 3:25PM4.99m | 3:50AM5.07m | 4:06PM5.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24AM2.08m | 9:01PM1.77m | 9:20AM1.68m | 9:48PM1.32m | 10:04AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | -8 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | ESE 8 | — | SSW 10 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 2574 | 1950 | 1751 | 834 | 651 | 510 | 8303 | 17077 | 39 | — | 111 | 76 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 438 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 371 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | — | WNW 11 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 5199 | 8604 | 8183 | 6525 | 5322 | 4487 | 3585 | 3958 | 4024 | 3243 | — | — | 254 | 679 | 1811 | 4334 | — | 1815 | 20774 | 12108 | 6901 | 5116 | 4486 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 549 | 575 | 582 | 549 | 268 | 517 | 186 | 268 | 176 | 23 | 11 | 168 | 291 | 278 | 257 | 41 | 179 | 574 | 531 | 549 | 719 | 719 |
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