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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 12 am Friday 01 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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kennack Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Kennack Sands at 9AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
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 Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | E 5 | W 10 | S 3 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | W 6 | |
70 | 51 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 5:14AM4.52m | 5:32PM4.57m | 5:48AM4.55m | 6:05PM4.61m | 6:22AM4.51m | 6:38PM4.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.47m | 11:58AM0.38m | 00:16AM0.40m | 12:31PM0.39m | 00:49AM0.40m | 1:03PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | S 15 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 70 | 51 | 108 | 112 | 140 | 123 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 52 | 50 | 11 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 43 | 41 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | WNW 10 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 108 | 108 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 47 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 100 | 92 | 57 | 56 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 92 | 63 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 160 | 160 | 30 | 21 | 163 | 160 | 160 | 182 | 218 | 30 | 21 | 35 | 84 |
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