Kennack Sands surf break

Kennack Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 16 Jul 2025 BST
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Kennack Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kennack Sands sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kennack Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Kennack Sands at 12AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Kennack Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thu
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
1
SSW
1.5
S
1.2
S
0.1
S
1
SSW
1
SSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
1.3
S
1.1
SSW
0.8
S
1.7
WSW
2.1
W
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)6131311181717161616161616161616151514141414344561366991088710920202019111919181818181818181818171616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)36552865555555551044484492045137106383770002171516000811992998811996666655885
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
20
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
W
35
W
40
W
45
W
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32PM
4.53
10:00AM
4.17
10:24PM
4.34
10:58AM
4.03
11:26PM
4.13
12:05PM
3.93
12:37AM
3.98
1:17PM
3.91
1:51AM
3.94
2:27PM
4.01
2:59AM
4.02
3:30PM
4.19
4:00AM
4.16
4:26PM
4.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:55PM
0.55
4:25AM
0.50
4:42PM
0.71
5:15AM
0.68
5:36PM
0.89
6:11AM
0.87
6:40PM
1.04
7:19AM
1.01
7:56PM
1.09
8:36AM
1.03
9:16PM
0.97
9:49AM
0.89
10:25PM
0.74
10:50AM
0.67
11:22PM
0.47
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thu
24
Sunrise-----5:28-------5:30-------5:31-------5:33-------5:33-------5:35-------5:37------
Sunset-9:23-------9:22-------9:22-------9:21-------9:19-------9:17-------9:16-------9:15--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818191818181819181818171617181818171717171818161616161616151718171717171617171717171717171617171817171616171817161616
Feels °C (?)16161719171817171816171817151616151617171615151411913131414121614121214131113121213151414121010101213141213121413121314
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cornwall (South)

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off winds at Kennack Sands are now cross-shore so expect speed-bumps in the surf (light winds from the SW at Culdrose Airport 9 km from Kennack Sands). No surfable waves

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1 h 25 min ago

13 km/h
SW
Cross-Shore
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