Kennack Sands Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(South Cornwall, UK)
Photo by: Jason Crouch Kennack Sands Surf Guide
Kennack Sands in South Cornwall is a sheltered beach break that has unreliable waves. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded.
Kennack Sands Spot Info
| Type: | Rating: |
|---|---|
 Beach |  3.7 |
| Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
| inconsistent | 17.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Kennack Sands:
The best conditions reported for surf at Kennack Sands occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Kennack Sands Surf:
Thursday, 13 August 2020, 15:56 Local time| Thursday 13 | Fri | |||
| 4PM | 7PM | 10PM | 1AM | |
| Wave (m) |
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| Period (s) | - | - | - | - |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
cross | cross- off |
cross- off |
Tide Times:
For Church Cove, 9 km from Kennack Sands.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
|---|---|---|
| high tide | ||
| low tide |
Kennack Sands Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At SHIP1130, 5 km from Kennack Sands.
- |  | Air temperature 18.0 °C |
Current weather near Kennack Sands
Buoy Data:
At Porthleven Waverider, 7 miles from Kennack Sands.
| 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | |
| Data Age | 5 hr | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr |
| Wave height (m) |
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| Dominant period (s) | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
Overall Kennack Sands Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in August
Wind stats for Kennack Sands: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to Cornwall (South) surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Kennack Sands
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Kennack Sands:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break5 mi
- Second closest break6 mi
- Third closest break6 mi
- Fourth closest break9 mi
- Fifth closest break10 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Kennack Sands:
- Closest wave buoy7 mi
- Second closest wave buoy17 mi
- Third closest wave buoy24 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy34 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy41 mi
Tide stations nearest to Kennack Sands:
- Closest tide stationPenryn11 mi
- Second closest tide stationFalmouth12 mi
- Third closest tide stationHayle17 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationNewlyn18 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationTruro19 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Kennack Sands is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 50 km (31 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Kennack Sands is Plymouth Airport (PLH), also in England, 89 km (55 miles) away.
- Third is Exeter Airport (EXT) in England, 149 km (93 miles) away.
- Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES) in France is 181 km (112 miles) away.
- Ploujean (Morlaix) Airport (MXN), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Kennack Sands and is 184 km (114 miles) away.
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