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Kennack Sands Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (South) (25 surf breaks) /
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Kennack Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kennack Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Kennack Sands at 12AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kennack Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | |
25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:58PM4.03m | 3:15AM4.34m | 3:42PM4.38m | 4:00AM4.63m | 4:26PM4.70m | 4:45AM4.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25PM0.90m | 9:55AM0.55m | 10:18PM0.56m | 10:44AM0.27m | 11:08PM0.26m | 11:32AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 7 |
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 207 | 176 | 140 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | W 9 | N 5 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 9 | N 4 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 1098 | 976 | 953 | 1024 | 964 | 909 | 771 | 696 | 558 | 372 | 274 | 380 | 47 | 92 | 73 | 151 | 97 | 88 | 98 | 83 | 75 | 88 | 39 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1317 | 712 | 286 | 286 | 709 | 270 | 289 | 272 | 1114 | 251 | 192 | 194 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 193 | 287 | 287 | 21 | 210 | 30 | 84 | 218 | 249 |
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