Surf Forecasts:
Penfoul surf forecast from 21 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 28 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 27 Jun, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, WNW swell with 283 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 28 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Penfoul this week:
The surf forecast for Penfoul over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 28) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Penfoul in the next 16 days are 1.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 27) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 21) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 28th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 28th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sat 27th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Penfoul over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 40 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 27 | 28 | 164 | 139 | 104 | 98 | 254 | 281 | 149 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:41PM5.66m | 12:18PM5.29m | 00:42AM5.34m | 1:21PM5.12m | 1:46AM5.13m | 2:22PM5.07m | 2:48AM5.05m | 3:19PM5.13m | 3:44AM5.10m | 4:09PM5.27m | 4:34AM5.23m | 4:55PM5.46m | 5:18AM5.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33PM1.42m | 6:07AM1.38m | 6:31PM1.74m | 7:05AM1.69m | 7:34PM1.95m | 8:08AM1.89m | 8:40PM2.01m | 9:10AM1.94m | 9:42PM1.94m | 10:07AM1.87m | 10:36PM1.77m | 10:56AM1.72m | 11:22PM1.55m | 11:40AM1.53m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 |
 | — | 10:23 | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | 10:24 | 10:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 8 | NE 4 | WSW 7 | NNE 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 37 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 40 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 164 | 139 | 104 | 68 | 254 | 281 | 149 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 7 | NE 5 | WSW 7 | NW 7 | — | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 11 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | WNW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 23 | 11 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 36 | 21 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 11 | WSW 7 | NE 6 | — | — | NW 6 | W 10 | SSW 4 | NE 6 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | NE 5 | SSE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 31 | — | 17 | 19 | 34 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 562 | 560 | 542 | 604 | 542 | 82 | 31 | 180 | 983 | 542 | 527 | 269 | 10 | 81 | 541 | 82 | 91 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
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