Penhale Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.39° N 5.15° W

Penhale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Penhale sea temperature is
18.2° C
1.8° 

Penhale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Penhale today (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Penhale at 3AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
5
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
37
35
33
36
37
43
45
42
39
49
62
51
62
71
80
69
69
56
45
33
20
13
12
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:37PM5.73m
11:02AM5.33m
11:26PM5.27m
11:54AM4.98m
00:23AM4.88m
12:56PM4.72m
Low Tide
5:01AM1.29m
5:19PM1.53m
5:49AM1.68m
6:13PM1.88m
6:45AM2.00m
7:18PM2.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:19
9:16
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
19
18
17
16
16
15
14
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
20
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
14
15
15
17
16
15
14
14
14
11
10
10
12
12
12
15
15
16
17
20
20
20
19
18
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