Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 5PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, near gales from the SSE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1058 | 922 | 821 | 708 | 543 | 457 | 332 | 270 | 212 | 136 | 167 | 523 | 1549 | 3477 | 2693 | 2372 | 2447 | 2996 | 3035 | 2635 | 2283 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:03PM6.58m | 7:21AM6.47m | 7:40PM6.48m | 7:59AM6.34m | 8:19PM6.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM0.04m | 1:20AM0.02m | 1:37PM0.07m | 1:56AM0.17m | 2:15PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 11 | W 11 | — | — | E 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1058 | 922 | 821 | 708 | 543 | 457 | 332 | 270 | 212 | 136 | 102 | 77 | 36 | 3477 | 37 | — | — | 2 | 3035 | 2635 | 2283 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | — | SSE 7 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 289 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 15 | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 8 | 26 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 55 | 92 | 167 | 523 | 1549 | — | 2693 | 2372 | 2447 | 2996 | — | — | 216 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 94 | 19 | 88 | 182 | 283 | 720 | 200 | 322 | 13 | 234 | 199 | 250 | 517 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
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