Praa Sands Surf Report & Surf Forecast - 2010-03-18

Praa Sands Surf Report - updated 8 am Thursday 18th Mar

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

7 day surf forecast for Praa Sands

Date	Wave Height	Swell Direction	Wave Period	Wind
Thu 18th Mar	8 ft	WSW	11 secs	9 mph
Fri 19th Mar	8 ft	WSW	11 secs	9 mph
Sat 20th Mar	6 ft	WSW	9 secs	21 mph
Sun 21st Mar	4 ft	WSW	9 secs	15 mph
Mon 22nd Mar	9 ft	SW	9 secs	24 mph
Tue 23rd Mar	11 ft	WSW	12 secs	27 mph
Wed 24th Mar	6 ft	W	10 secs	10 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!!