Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 BST
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Praa Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 2AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
9
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.6
W
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
466
414
399
399
406
361
335
250
245
173
162
118
115
110
102
69
86
67
64
60
84
78
75
67
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:12AM4.84m
1:03PM4.52m
1:40AM4.83m
2:25PM4.67m
2:52AM5.05m
Low Tide
6:05PM1.78m
7:01AM1.67m
7:34PM1.82m
8:23AM1.56m
8:50PM1.62m
9:27AM1.30m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:09
6:07
6:05
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8:28
8:30
8:30
8:32
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
5
4
5
7
6
7
8
9
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
9
9
9
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
9
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.6
W
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
Energy kJ
466
414
399
399
406
361
335
250
245
173
162
118
115
110
102
69
86
67
64
60
84
78
75
67
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.1
S
5
0.3
E
4
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
SW
8
0.3
E
3
0.1
W
13
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
4
3
1
1
3
4
3
12
8
1
4
3
3
5
19
48
32
2
3
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.3
E
3
0.1
S
11
0.2
E
3
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
6
6
2
2
1
2
2
3
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
Energy kJ
371
255
176
101
80
55
43
32
23
4
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
94
41
14
14
14
14
14
8
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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