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Penhale Surf Forecast
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Penhale surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 04 May 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
12.0° 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 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Penhale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | |
23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 44 | 40 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:26AM6.01m | 7:41PM6.04m | 8:00AM5.78m | 8:16PM5.80m | 8:35AM5.48m | 8:53PM5.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.73m | 1:37PM0.88m | 1:57AM0.92m | 2:10PM1.11m | 2:32AM1.18m | 2:45PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
 kJ | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | SW 7 | S 7 | — | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 44 | 40 | 28 | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 51 | 37 | 208 | 208 | 18 | 208 | 230 | 269 | 269 | 268 | 229 | 230 | 230 | 292 | 269 | 385 | 233 | 162 | 391 | 229 |
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