Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kennack Sands today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kennack Sands at 2AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Kennack Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
109 | 56 | 43 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 45 | 36 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 82 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:14PM3.91m | 4:34AM3.89m | 4:52PM4.21m | 5:10AM4.15m | 5:25PM4.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM1.02m | 11:06AM0.90m | 11:30PM0.70m | 11:42AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | E 6 | E 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
94 | 56 | 43 | 81 | 78 | 56 | 50 | 46 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 18 | 173 | 193 | 158 | 129 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 6 |
47 | 92 | 90 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 51 | 49 | 45 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | SW 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | W 9 |
7 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 6 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
109 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 45 | 24 | 35 | — | — | 82 | 94 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 218 | 60 | 166 | 408 | 408 | 408 | 163 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
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