Surf Report - updated 8 am Saturday Jul 04 2009
This surf report is generated automatically from a variety of sources and criteria. It is currently in the developmental stage and is being tweaked all the time. It is therefore getting more accurate as we notice anomolies and tweak the algorithm to take them into account
| Date | Wave Height | Direction | Period | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4th Jul | 3 ft |
WSW | 7 secs |
 16mph |
| Sun 5th Jul | 4 ft |
W | 8 secs |
17 mph |
| Mon 6th Jul | 5 ft |
W | 9 secs |
 17mph |
| Tue 7th Jul | 4 ft |
W | 7 secs |
 22mph |
| Wed 8th Jul | 3 ft |
W | 6 secs |
 12mph |
| Thu 9th Jul | 1 ft |
W | 6 secs |
11 mph |
| Fri 10th Jul | 2 ft |
WSW | 8 secs |
3 mph |
*Wave heights are top to bottom face measurements
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Praa Sands is a quality wave when it's working. Often provides a really heavy, barelly wave near high tide, breaking close to the beach. On the down side this is probably the most popular beach on the south coast and get's packed whenever there's a south coast swell and northerly wind.
Generally the best wave is right out in front of the Sand Bar at high tide although at a lower tide there can be some decent waves closer to the cliffs. It seems most days not much goes no between this end and Hendra at the other end on terms of waves.
Praa handles a reasonable size swell, I've seen it surfable up to about double head high, but it is heavy. The classic story is about Pete the Yank wiping out, thinking where's my board only to find it bungee-ing back, tail first into his eye - ouch!!
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