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.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
4
Poor
2.6m
@18s
23km/h
Tue
31
18
Poor
1.6m
@16s
12km/h
Wed
1
10
Poor
1.1m
@14s
18km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.6m
W(277°)
Score: 15/25
Period
18s
Long period groundswell
Score: 20/25
Wind
23km/h
NW(320°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
11°C
0.0mm38%
Windswell Component
0.7mNW@3s
Secondary Swell
0.5mW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 21 km/h NW|PM: 24 km/h NW
Similar wind — morning has better tide for this spot
Low tide at 9am (-2.6m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:24 am
High tide - 0.98m
9:58 am
Low tide - -2.64m
3:52 pm
High tide - 1.13m
10:22 pm
Low tide - -2.60m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

4
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size15/25
Swell Period20/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score36/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-17
⚠️ Weak Component-15
Adjusted Score4/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score4
🤢 Morning Sickness

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

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