Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kennack Sands today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kennack Sands at 11AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kennack Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 88 | 280 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 407 | 1346 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:11PM3.34m | 1:55AM3.28m | 2:16PM3.58m | 2:47AM3.57m | 3:02PM3.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM1.59m | 7:54AM1.59m | 8:38PM1.34m | 8:58AM1.32m | 9:31PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 673 | 653 | 591 | 581 | 510 | 470 | 401 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 3116 | 2585 | 2126 | 1923 | 1265 | 763 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 264 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | — | — | SW 7 | WSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 88 | 280 | 1285 | 6475 | 10190 | 9555 | 8141 | 5940 | 4589 | 3512 | 3805 | 3401 | — | — | 199 | 2204 | 407 | 1346 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 61 | 67 | 218 | 144 | 547 | 264 | 283 | 617 | 584 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 184 | 64 | 29 | 47 | 245 | 529 | 291 |
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