Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kennack Sands today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kennack Sands at 8PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kennack Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 4 | E 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
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 kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:36AM3.66m | 11:06PM3.49m | 11:42AM3.40m | 00:25AM3.26m | 1:09PM3.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM1.34m | 5:31AM1.50m | 6:05PM1.62m | 6:38AM1.72m | 7:29PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 755 | 700 | 660 | 529 | 347 | 318 | 215 | 169 | 140 | 37 | 82 | 68 | 76 | 69 | 52 | 41 | 27 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 39 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NW 8 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 847 | 810 | 979 | 901 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 39 | 10 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 20 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 523 | 195 | 523 | 187 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 84 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 8 |
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