Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Praa Sands today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 5AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Praa Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 366 | 1546 | 1868 | 1810 | 1631 | 1194 | 1136 | 1227 | 988 | 908 | 800 | 422 | 606 | 724 | 822 | 965 | 928 | 950 | 621 | 494 | 343 | 260 | 184 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:11AM4.62m | 2:50PM4.93m | 3:30AM4.98m | 3:58PM5.42m | 4:29AM5.45m | 4:50PM5.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM1.73m | 9:30PM1.39m | 9:58AM1.29m | 10:32PM0.90m | 10:52AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 120 | 1546 | 1868 | 1810 | 1631 | 1194 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 800 | 356 | 115 | 96 | 65 | — | — | — | 621 | 494 | 343 | 260 | 184 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | N 6 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 366 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 37 | 71 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 96 | 108 | 94 | 73 | 31 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | WSW 8 | N 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 52 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1136 | 1227 | 988 | 908 | — | 422 | 606 | 724 | 822 | 965 | 928 | 950 | 52 | 58 | 60 | 44 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 200 | 22 | 22 | 200 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 11 | 34 | 181 | 183 | 302 | 796 | 201 | 201 | 115 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 11 |
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