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Praa Sands surf break

Praa Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 22 Jan 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
10.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praa Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Praa Sands at 3AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 2.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (23 Jan)18ft (5.5m)17s
Evening (23 Jan)23ft (7.0m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
3.5
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
3
SW
7
SSW
5.5
SW
5
SW
7
SSW
7
SW
6.5
SW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
6
WSW
7
WSW
6.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
W
4.5
WSW
4
W
3
SW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414131717171616151516151517161616151414151415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)642549662817148461562684616824144402383323586191721386411760108832010125266213821545110522795666724295878910730
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
40
SE
50
SE
40
SSE
60
SE
70
SE
55
SE
50
S
60
S
60
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
25
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
20
SW
25
SSE
25
S
5
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:33PM
5.87
7:51AM
6.12
8:11PM
5.78
8:30AM
5.96
8:53PM
5.60
9:14AM
5.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:48AM
0.55
2:13PM
0.55
2:25AM
0.69
2:52PM
0.73
3:07AM
0.90
3:36PM
0.98
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----8:07-------8:06-------8:04---
Sunset------4:59-------5:00-------5:01-
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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light rain
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clear
cloud
light rain
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cloud
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C888877899889899898777787
Feels °C (?)3-1-3-1-6-8-3-2-3-5-1-1-230-132151234
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