Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kennack Sands today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kennack Sands at 9PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kennack Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 20 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:08AM4.81m | 7:27PM5.07m | 7:48AM4.72m | 8:06PM4.88m | 8:26AM4.54m | 8:45PM4.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49PM-0.07m | 2:14AM-0.09m | 2:28PM0.09m | 2:52AM0.15m | 3:06PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | S 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 10 | W 5 | WNW 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 |
89 | 102 | 97 | 94 | 72 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 42 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 118 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 19 | — | — | S 18 | E 5 | W 11 | W 7 | W 9 | S 18 | — | — | — |
12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | — | WNW 7 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
9 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 1 | — | 41 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 23 | — | — | 101 | 96 | 89 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 241 | 476 | 277 | 226 | 210 | 104 | 36 | 226 | 251 | 425 | 427 | 230 | 437 | 297 | 303 | 225 | 425 | 187 | 255 | 182 |
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