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Penhale Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Penhale surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 03 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Penhale today?
The current surf forecast for Penhale at 3AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Penhale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | |
26 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 33 | 40 | 36 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:53AM6.17m | 7:08PM6.20m | 7:26AM6.01m | 7:41PM6.04m | 8:00AM5.78m | 8:16PM5.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.63m | 1:05PM0.72m | 1:24AM0.73m | 1:37PM0.88m | 1:57AM0.92m | 2:10PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
 kJ | 26 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WNW 8 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 14 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 25 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 33 | 40 | 36 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 51 | 405 | 405 | 205 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 25 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 217 | 232 | 292 | 230 | 239 | 232 |
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