Kennack Sands surf break

Kennack Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 22 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
10.5° 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 5AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 22). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (23 Jan)21ft (6.5m)17s
Evening (23 Jan)23ft (7.0m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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 (?)
4
WSW
1.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
S
4
S
6.5
SSW
6.5
SSW
7
SSW
7
SSW
7
SW
6.5
SW
3.5
S
2.5
S
1.9
SSW
1.3
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1446810171716161515999777761414141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0543399493169247802479725757235370018091174599193794017800000
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
45
SE
55
SE
45
S
60
SSE
75
SE
55
SSE
55
S
65
S
70
S
45
SSW
45
S
45
S
25
WSW
40
W
40
W
25
SW
25
S
35
SSE
10
ESE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02PM
4.47
7:20AM
4.74
7:41PM
4.42
8:00AM
4.63
8:23PM
4.30
8:45AM
4.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:46AM
0.34
2:12PM
0.31
2:25AM
0.46
2:52PM
0.44
3:07AM
0.64
3:36PM
0.65
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----8:06-------8:04-------8:03---
Sunset------4:58-------5:00-------5:01-
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--52115221123521--363---
Temp. °C988887999889899998877787
Feels °C (?)4-2-3-2-5-9-2-3-4-6-1-1-23003104-1133
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