Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kennack Sands today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kennack Sands at 3AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Kennack Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 9 | 51 | 75 | 154 | 84 | 71 | 66 | 71 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:52PM4.21m | 5:10AM4.15m | 5:25PM4.49m | 5:42AM4.38m | 5:57PM4.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30PM0.70m | 11:42AM0.61m | 00:05AM0.42m | 12:16PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SSW 6 | E 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 84 | 33 | 66 | 22 | 61 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 42 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 6 | W 10 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 4 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 51 | 75 | 154 | 27 | 71 | — | 71 | 74 | 67 | 76 | 98 | 124 | 355 | 436 | 385 | 326 | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 160 | 166 | 408 | 408 | 408 | 249 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 160 | 182 | 317 | 427 | 64 | 30 |
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