Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 3PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 123 | 91 | 65 | 53 | 48 | 73 | 50 | 57 | 219 | 417 | 496 | 730 | 823 | 832 | 796 | 772 | 749 | 681 | 670 | 613 | 643 | 1622 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:29AM4.45m | 11:05PM4.11m | 11:46AM4.20m | 00:38AM3.99m | 1:22PM4.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM2.03m | 5:00PM2.15m | 5:29AM2.30m | 6:30PM2.30m | 7:05AM2.33m | 7:59PM2.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | W 10 | W 10 | E 7 | E 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | — |
| kJ | 235 | 123 | 91 | 55 | 55 | 43 | 73 | 50 | 73 | 73 | 417 | 496 | 730 | 823 | 832 | 796 | 772 | 749 | 681 | 670 | 613 | 643 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 18 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 75 | 74 | 52 | 53 | 48 | 16 | 33 | 48 | 219 | 56 | 43 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | E 6 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 40 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 57 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 47 | 64 | 68 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 88 | 85 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 25 | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 52 | 1622 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 199 | 278 | 513 |
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