Kennack Sands surf break

Kennack Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 27 May 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
13.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kennack Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Kennack Sands at 3AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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)
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.7
E
4
1
E
4
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
E
5
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
6
15
37
36
21
9
5
3
26
25
25
25
51
5
26
25
44
44
44
46
47
48
50
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:41AM3.96m
3:10PM3.93m
3:27AM4.04m
3:51PM4.09m
4:08AM4.13m
4:29PM4.22m
Low Tide
9:23AM0.97m
9:47PM1.04m
10:11AM0.87m
10:33PM0.90m
10:52AM0.79m
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:14
9:15
9:16
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
18
16
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
15
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
22
21
15
12
14
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
13
10
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
Energy kJ
335
277
220
208
162
162
125
123
94
92
65
60
41
40
11
11
9
9
34
7
12
96
109
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.7
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
SW
4
0.3
W
8
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.7
W
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
21
9
5
3
3
4
4
5
5
40
25
24
23
3
12
57
17
32
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
E
5
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
7
6
7
12
30
5
5
2
2
26
25
25
25
51
5
26
25
44
44
44
46
47
48
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.7
E
4
1
E
4
0.9
E
5
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
5
6
15
37
36
2
1
2
5
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
8
8
29
38
160
30
30
29
30
30
30
36
30
30
226
21
21
21
8
21
16
16
9
8
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
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