Praa Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.10° N 5.38° W

Praa Sands WaveFinder

Issued: 6 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Praa Sands sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.5° 

Praa Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Praa Sands surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, W swell with 184 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Praa Sands in the next 16 days are 1.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1AM (Wed 8th Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 10s
Best Surf 4PM (Sat 11th Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 6s
Most Powerful10PM (Wed 8th Jul)3.5ft (1.0m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Praa Sands over the next 16 days.


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