Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.7° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.9
ESE
5
1
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.1
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
92
90
79
78
74
49
48
45
28
28
28
28
36
60
202
196
158
147
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ENE
30
E
25
SE
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:42PM5.02m
5:03AM5.05m
5:20PM5.44m
5:38AM5.43m
5:53PM5.82m
Low Tide
11:05PM1.36m
11:19AM1.21m
11:42PM0.97m
11:53AM0.84m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:19
8:16
 mm
2
1
1
4
Temp °C
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
16
16
18
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
15
15
16
17
15
15
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