Kennack Sands surf break

Kennack Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.6° C
(Which is 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: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (21 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (21 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.5
S
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2
SSW
0.9
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
0.7
SSE
2.2
SSE
3
S
3.5
SSW
8
SSW
9
SSW
Period(s) (?)999998881010101010777151546891718
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11759177647297913708361282170218931814074866361500113261055168900
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
35
SSE
50
SE
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
10
SSW
35
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
20
SSW
40
SE
60
SE
35
SE
35
SSW
45
S
55
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:52PM
4.40
6:09AM
4.72
6:27PM
4.46
6:44AM
4.77
7:02PM
4.47
7:20AM
4.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
0.33
12:33AM
0.32
12:58PM
0.25
1:09AM
0.30
1:35PM
0.24
1:46AM
0.34
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------8:07-------8:07-------8:06-
Sunset4:53-------4:54-------4:57-------
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
21--1221111121-----48511
Temp. °C8999910121110101010999999988877
Feels °C (?)1222105333572-1-11240-400-3-5
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