Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Penhale today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Penhale at 5PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Penhale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 27 | 62 | 52 | 75 | 85 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:17AM6.57m | 7:38PM6.92m | 8:03AM6.52m | 8:23PM6.83m | 8:47AM6.34m | 9:08PM6.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.18m | 2:07AM0.06m | 2:22PM0.24m | 2:51AM0.21m | 3:05PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 14 | — | W 21 | W 21 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | — | — | — | 13 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 27 | 62 | 52 | 75 | 85 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 239 | 237 | 237 | 243 | 272 | 104 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 1242 | 400 | 405 | 392 | 392 | 400 | 572 | 572 | 567 | 545 | ||
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