Strike Mission
Beach
both
Level 4/10

Praa Sands

South Cornwall, UK (England)
🌀Strong rips👥Crowded

Praa Sands is south Cornwall's most popular beach break--a south-facing cove that catches SW groundswell.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
9
Poor
0.5m
@7s
7km/h
Mon
22
0
Poor
0.3m
@6s
25km/h
Tue
23
3
Poor
0.3m
@10s
6km/h
Wed
24
0
Poor
0.3m
@8s
18km/h
Thu
25
0
Poor
0.6m
@11s
25km/h
Fri
26
16
Poor
0.9m
@11s
25km/h
Sat
27
7
Poor
1.3m
@9s
21km/h
Sun
28
0
Poor
0.7m
@9s
14km/h
Mon
29
11
Poor
1.1m
@11s
20km/h
Tue
30
0
Poor
0.9m
@7s
19km/h
View 2-year historical scores →

Today's Conditions

Find Flights
Swell
0.5m
WSW(244°)
Score: 2/25
Period
7s
Short period / windswell
Score: 2/25
Wind
7km/h
NNE(26°)
Score: 25/25
Weather
20°C
0.0mm64%
Secondary Swell
0.1mWSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 14 km/h NNE|PM: 8 km/h SSW
8 km/h vs 14 km/h morning
Low tide at 4pm (-2.1m)

Location & Conditions

Loading map...
0°45°90°135°180°225°270°315°NESW
Swell
Wind
View in OpenStreetMap
Showing forecast for today

Tide Times

4:10 am
Low tide - -2.39m
9:56 am
High tide - 1.03m
4:27 pm
Low tide - -2.10m
10:19 pm
High tide - 1.21m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

9
Poor
Components
Swell Direction8/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind25/25
Raw Score37/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-7
⚠️ Weak Component-10
📉 Undersized Swell-11
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score9/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score9
🤢 Morning Sickness
For real surf travel

Get the full Praa Sands trip window

Pro unlocks the 10-day forecast window, unlimited alerts, and custom spot tracking that help turn a good-looking surf report into a better travel decision.

See Pro PricingStart Free

10-day window

See the trip window before flights get expensive.

Unlimited alerts

Let the app watch your score threshold for you.

Custom spots

Track the breaks that actually matter to your travel plans.

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (210°)
Direction range
180° - 250°
Size range
0.9m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.92×
Ideal period
13s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
NNE (20°)
Offshore range
350° - 60°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid

Water temp

12°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

7/10

Best Season

Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

Secondary: May, Sep

Getting There

Airport
NQY
Drive time
55 min
Data quality
verified

Nearby Spots

Porthleven Reef

South Cornwall, UK (England)
5.1km
Reef
Lvl 8/10

Cornwall's heavy reef - Harbour wall barrels - SW swell magnet

Porthtowan

North Cornwall, UK (England)
22km
Beach
Lvl 6/10

Punchy Cornwall beach - Hollow low tide peaks - Cliff-flanked cove

Sennen Cove

West Cornwall, UK (England)
23km
Beach
Lvl 4/10

Land's End beach break - Exposed to all swells - All abilities

St Agnes

North Cornwall, UK (England)
26km
Beach
Lvl 5/10

Cornish village vibes - Reef and beach mix - Strong local crew

Tolcarne Wedge

Newquay, UK (England)
40km
Beach
Lvl 4/10

Little Fistral

Newquay, Cornwall, UK (England)
40km
Reef
Lvl 6/10

South Fistral reef - More technical than main beach - Local knowledge rewarded

Strike Log

Community Discussion