Kennack Sands surf break

Kennack Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 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
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kennack Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Kennack Sands at 5AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
62
52
40
39
23
18
8
7
4
3
3
4
4
2
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:48PM3.78m
12:45PM3.50m
1:18AM3.78m
2:05PM3.62m
2:27AM3.93m
3:02PM3.83m
Low Tide
6:39AM1.15m
7:09PM1.33m
8:00AM1.12m
8:28PM1.23m
9:09AM0.94m
9:32PM1.01m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:07
6:05
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8:29
8:30
8:31
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
7
6
7
7
8
9
10
10
10
9
8
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
8
10
11
13
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.8
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
Energy kJ
350
364
357
302
284
245
177
162
118
115
112
84
69
69
69
67
58
86
78
75
50
48
49
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.6
E
5
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.3
E
4
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.2
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
3
18
6
6
4
5
5
5
5
8
32
29
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
11
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
6
2
2
2
4
3
3
6
14
14
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
4
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
NNW
2
0.5
NNW
4
Energy kJ
88
62
52
40
39
23
8
7
3
3
4
4
2
4
2
2
3
1
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
30
30
30
30
29
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
19
15
239
188
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
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