Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 6PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 177 | 333 | 1003 | 2518 | 4340 | 2966 | 2453 | 2508 | 3040 | 2811 | 2696 | 2393 | 2017 | 3071 | 4879 | 6936 | 5772 | 4413 | 3415 | 2692 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:21AM6.47m | 7:40PM6.48m | 7:59AM6.34m | 8:19PM6.22m | 8:39AM6.05m | 9:03PM5.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.07m | 1:56AM0.17m | 2:15PM0.26m | 2:35AM0.48m | 2:57PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 173 | 136 | 75 | 55 | 37 | 22 | 2966 | 4 | — | — | 2811 | 2696 | 2393 | 2017 | 1656 | 4879 | 6936 | 5772 | 4413 | 3415 | 2692 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 12 | — | S 15 | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 14 | SW 10 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 50 | 431 | 3071 | 1044 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 287 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 148 | 177 | 333 | 1003 | 2518 | 4340 | — | 2453 | 2508 | 3040 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 689 | 720 | 720 | 200 | 514 | 13 | 64 | 124 | 199 | 248 | 250 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 34 | 48 | 13 | 42 | 12 | 12 |
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