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Penhale Surf Forecast
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Penhale surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Penhale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Penhale sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Penhale today?
The current surf forecast for Penhale at 12PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Penhale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | WSW 8 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | |
81 | 68 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 44 | 44 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 38 | 43 | 42 | 33 | 72 | 107 | 134 | 173 | 219 | 255 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:41AM5.07m | 2:27PM4.92m | 2:54AM5.30m | 3:28PM5.23m | 3:48AM5.60m | 4:15PM5.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM1.65m | 8:51PM1.72m | 9:29AM1.38m | 9:49PM1.41m | 10:18AM1.10m | 10:35PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | 8:36 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | N 5 | WSW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
 kJ | 81 | 68 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 44 | 44 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 107 | 134 | 173 | 219 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 8 | WNW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 17 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 19 | 33 | 72 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NE 3 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 38 | 43 | 42 | 2 | 23 | 26 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 61 | 26 | 5 | 37 | 139 | 139 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 139 |
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