Penhale surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Penhale today?

The current surf forecast for Penhale at 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

Table - waves today at Penhale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.9
NNW
5
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.3
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
175
154
120
108
103
81
68
64
61
59
44
44
82
80
55
53
51
49
35
38
52
43
50
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:04PM4.76m
1:41AM5.07m
2:27PM4.92m
2:54AM5.30m
3:28PM5.23m
3:48AM5.60m
Low Tide
7:02AM1.77m
7:35PM1.93m
8:25AM1.65m
8:51PM1.72m
9:29AM1.38m
9:49PM1.41m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:07
6:05
6:03
6:01
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8:30
8:30
8:32
8:34
Temp °C
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
11
12
12
9
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
11
13
12
11
11
10
9
10
10
9
10
9
7
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
W
8
Energy kJ
229
175
154
120
108
103
81
68
64
61
59
44
44
82
80
55
53
51
49
35
35
35
34
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
Energy kJ
8
17
4
3
3
3
11
11
10
21
19
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.2
W
16
0.3
WNW
16
Energy kJ
6
6
20
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
Energy kJ
1
18
38
52
43
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
37
37
272
61
34
0
5
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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