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Penhale surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Penhale today?

The current surf forecast for Penhale at 5PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Evening (19 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
!
3
1
0
0
2
!
!
!
!
!
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
3
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.3
WNW
1.7
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
W
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
2.3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.6
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)111018161616161616161414141313131313131312121617
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47552496115404065348528642107194325673269432142473751290422781654121577165349640912895009
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
10
S
25
WNW
10
SSW
20
SSE
40
SSE
60
SSE
40
S
20
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
45
SE
50
ESE
40
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:51PM
5.95
6:08AM
6.29
6:25PM
6.11
6:42AM
6.44
7:00PM
6.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:55AM
0.79
12:07AM
0.71
12:30PM
0.61
12:41AM
0.58
1:04PM
0.52
1:14AM
0.54
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise8:11-------8:10-------8:08-------
Sunset--4:51-------4:52-------4:53-----
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--11---11061-11--4221---1
Temp. °C899876999898878891110109999
Feels °C (?)3362310-40320113-1-13454355
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