Surf Forecasts:
Praa Sands surf forecast from 15 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 20 Jun, 10AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 17 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period, WSW swell with 718 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 20 Jun, 10AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Praa Sands this week:
The surf forecast for Praa Sands over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 20) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Praa Sands in the next 16 days are 1.8m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 21) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Sat 20th Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Sat 20th Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Wed 17th Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Praa Sands over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 94 | 83 | 125 | 279 | 382 | 685 | 634 | 394 | 431 | 408 | 276 | 185 | 241 | 277 | 190 | 142 | 39 | 25 | 16 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:09PM6.37m | 6:35AM6.25m | 6:58PM6.47m | 7:25AM6.21m | 7:48PM6.44m | 8:15AM6.04m | 8:38PM6.28m | 9:06AM5.78m | 9:29PM6.02m | 9:58AM5.47m | 10:22PM5.68m | 10:52AM5.17m | 11:18PM5.34m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:07PM0.31m | 00:36AM0.16m | 12:57PM0.24m | 1:27AM0.11m | 1:47PM0.28m | 2:19AM0.20m | 2:37PM0.42m | 3:10AM0.40m | 3:28PM0.66m | 4:03AM0.67m | 4:19PM0.94m | 4:56AM0.98m | 5:13PM1.25m | ||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:34 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 78 | 94 | 83 | 79 | 279 | 382 | 685 | 634 | 394 | 431 | 408 | 276 | 185 | 241 | 277 | 190 | 142 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | W 13 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | SW 10 | — | W 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 13 | 125 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 39 | 19 | 12 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSW 13 | E 4 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 37 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 22 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 200 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 405 | 401 |
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