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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 6 am Thursday 28 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kennack Sands today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kennack Sands at 10AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kennack Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | |
26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 51 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:51PM4.09m | 4:08AM4.13m | 4:29PM4.22m | 4:46AM4.20m | 5:05PM4.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.87m | 10:33PM0.90m | 10:52AM0.79m | 11:14PM0.78m | 11:30AM0.72m | 11:52PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | 9:19 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 92 | 65 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 44 | 62 | 158 | 256 | 267 | 231 | 151 | 173 | 794 | 944 | 937 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 44 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 96 | 109 | 135 | 70 | 51 | 49 | 44 | 65 | 232 | 57 | 48 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 5 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | W 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 51 | 26 | 26 | 2 | — | 44 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 55 | 55 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 30 | 160 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 16 |
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