Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the E by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 45 | 123 | 154 | 191 | 231 | 223 | 210 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:52PM4.74m | 1:19AM4.83m | 1:54PM4.69m | 2:21AM4.74m | 2:52PM4.74m | 3:18AM4.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM1.69m | 7:48AM1.66m | 8:15PM1.76m | 8:47AM1.69m | 9:15PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | 9:35 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 36 | 37 | 26 | 16 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 123 | 154 | 191 | 231 | 223 | 210 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | W 8 | N 3 | W 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 12 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 40 | 62 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | E 5 | W 6 | — | NW 4 | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | N 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | E 5 | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 50 | 133 | 136 | 148 | 126 | 91 | 80 | 14 | 59 | 70 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 2 | 22 | 661 | 721 | 0 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 592 | 398 | 391 | 398 | 389 | 389 | 383 | 55 | 32 | 188 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
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