Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
10.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 4PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (26 Mar)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (26 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1
W
1.6
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2
W
1.9
WNW
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111112220181716161615141413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)153912901027895760651621610588639941197828913762333926682601217724882221173914001249855
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
4.67
11:17PM
4.67
12:13PM
4.42
12:57AM
4.66
1:48PM
4.59
2:19AM
5.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06PM
1.89
6:07AM
1.85
6:51PM
1.97
7:46AM
1.70
8:17PM
1.68
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise6:11-------6:09-------6:07-------
Sunset---6:43-------6:44-------6:45----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C899999991011108988888899988
Feels °C (?)1334444456532-1-10-1-1-112333
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