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Pentewan surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Pentewan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pentewan sea temperature is
12.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pentewan today?
The current surf forecast for Pentewan at 5PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pentewan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 9 | S 19 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 8 | |
154 | 191 | 138 | 102 | 75 | 58 | 55 | 38 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:26PM3.26m | 00:53AM3.52m | 1:39PM3.38m | 1:58AM3.68m | 2:37PM3.62m | 2:51AM3.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM1.49m | 7:05AM1.36m | 7:33PM1.47m | 8:22AM1.18m | 8:50PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | 8:55 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 138 | 102 | 75 | 58 | 55 | 38 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | S 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | S 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 4 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 2 | N 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 154 | 191 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 751 | 547 | 533 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 88 | 450 | 257 | 431 | 572 | 48 | 224 | 224 | 269 | 534 | 69 | 69 | 523 | 482 | 486 | 486 | 511 |
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