Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
18.1° C
1.0° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 11AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.9
W
7
2.3
W
8
2.4
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
WNW
8
0.2
SSW
16
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
289
375
442
540
345
625
800
930
1010
1032
997
882
825
712
567
372
311
215
180
25
35
37
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:11AM5.16m
10:33PM4.95m
10:55AM4.73m
11:23PM4.49m
11:54AM4.34m
Low Tide
4:08AM1.21m
4:26PM1.41m
4:48AM1.66m
5:13PM1.84m
5:40AM2.06m
6:18PM2.19m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:30
8:29
 mm
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
16
15
14
13
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
11
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