Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Penhale today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Penhale at 11PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Penhale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 103 | 149 | 263 | 309 | 429 | 447 | 451 | 421 | 402 | 359 | 359 | 423 | 314 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:07PM4.34m | 11:47AM4.42m | 00:39AM4.21m | 1:23PM4.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM2.27m | 5:30AM2.43m | 6:31PM2.43m | 7:06AM2.46m | 8:00PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 5 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 73 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 33 | 16 | 263 | 309 | 429 | 447 | 451 | 421 | 402 | 359 | 359 | 423 | 314 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | NNE 5 | W 12 | NNW 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 31 | 103 | 149 | 17 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 19 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | NE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 22 | — | — | 22 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 502 |
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