Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mounts Bay (Penzance) today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mounts Bay (Penzance) at 9AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Mounts Bay (Penzance). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 316 | 437 | 439 | 327 | 239 | 194 | 212 | 195 | 172 | 127 | 103 | 57 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34AM4.87m | 9:58PM4.94m | 10:24AM4.69m | 10:55PM4.68m | 11:29AM4.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM1.33m | 4:17PM1.48m | 4:44AM1.54m | 5:08PM1.69m | 5:41AM1.76m | 6:18PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 103 | 57 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | N 5 | N 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 12 | N 5 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 235 | 316 | 437 | 439 | 327 | 239 | 194 | 212 | 195 | 172 | 127 | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 181 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 123 | 206 | 103 | 87 | 244 | 502 | 410 | 301 | 246 | 272 | 216 | 392 | 390 | 399 | 387 | 387 | 387 |
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