Surf-Forecast | Penhale Surf Guide

Lat Long: 50.39° N 5.15° W

Issued: 5 pm 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Penhale sea temperature is

14.8°C

Penhale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Penhale Surf Guide

Penhale in North Cornwall is a fairly exposed beach break. Offshore winds blow from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of rocks,.

Penhale Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3		14.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Penhale:

The best conditions reported for surf at Penhale occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Penhale (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Penhale with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 29% of the time in April while 58% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 13% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

29%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

58%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

13%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Penhale Location Map

Interactive Penhale surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Penhale is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Penhale is Plymouth Airport (PLH), also in England, 74 km (46 miles) away.

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Live Wave Height (m)
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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Penhale Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 7 November 2026, 22:06 Local Time

m, °C	Sat	Sunday 08
ft, °F	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	10	10	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross	cross	cross- off

Tides at Penhale

Current tide and informaton

For Newquay, 4 km from Penhale.

Next High Water: 04:09am | 6.14m

Next Low Water: 10:11pm | 0.67m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Penhale Sea Temperature

The Penhale water temperature is rather cool (14.8 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.