Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Penhale today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Penhale at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Penhale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 7 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:20PM4.36m | 2:10AM4.29m | 2:52PM4.47m | 3:30AM4.52m | 3:57PM4.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM2.45m | 8:37AM2.43m | 9:24PM2.25m | 9:51AM2.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 4 | N 4 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | N 4 | WSW 14 | N 4 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | N 4 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 20 | — | 19 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 23 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 237 | 385 | 385 | 385 | 252 | 51 |
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