Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kennack Sands today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kennack Sands at 9PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Kennack Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:19PM4.87m | 5:44AM4.68m | 6:04PM5.07m | 6:27AM4.80m | 6:46PM5.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM-0.02m | 12:27PM0.00m | 00:54AM-0.19m | 1:09PM-0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 13 | W 8 |
144 | 149 | 181 | 185 | 235 | 297 | 343 | 302 | 290 | 284 | 273 | 220 | 211 | 168 | 160 | 127 | 188 | 3 | 200 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
1 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | W 12 | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | W 8 | NNW 3 |
33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 245 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 187 | 61 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 61 | 36 | 21 | 21 |
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