Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kennack Sands today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kennack Sands at 5PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Kennack Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 19 | S 16 | W 6 | SSW 17 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:48AM4.72m | 8:06PM4.88m | 8:26AM4.54m | 8:45PM4.58m | 9:06AM4.28m | 9:25PM4.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM0.09m | 2:52AM0.15m | 3:06PM0.34m | 3:28AM0.47m | 3:44PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 10 | W 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 11 | W 7 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 11 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | E 6 | W 11 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 147 | 130 | 115 | 109 | 77 | 68 | 76 | 91 | 73 | 85 | 94 | 115 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 226 | 243 | 425 | 438 | 476 | 279 | 434 | 297 | 303 | 424 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 250 | 317 | 863 | 780 | 270 |
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