
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kennack Sands today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kennack Sands at 5AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Kennack Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 3 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
123 | 124 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:13AM4.84m | 6:29PM4.82m | 6:46AM4.78m | 7:03PM4.66m | 7:19AM4.63m | 7:37PM4.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.06m | 12:56PM0.12m | 1:13AM0.19m | 1:30PM0.24m | 1:45AM0.39m | 2:04PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | ESE 5 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 |
123 | 1132 | 1867 | 1903 | 1717 | 1568 | 1355 | 3 | — | — | 1348 | 1742 | 1447 | 1198 | 1010 | 880 | 838 | 817 | 833 | 490 | 471 | 225 | 415 | 1240 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 10 |
190 | — | 21 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 431 | 396 | 314 | 229 | 623 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | W 15 | — | — | — |
209 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 153 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | SW 10 | — | SW 10 |
184 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | 1186 | 1267 | 1344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 480 | — | 305 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 61 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 67 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 167 | 187 | 182 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 163 | 163 | 29 | 67 |
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