Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Penhale today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Penhale at 8PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Penhale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 55 | 81 | 113 | 100 | 88 | 70 | 89 | 173 | 587 | 1039 | 1544 | 1162 | 758 | 567 | 404 | 348 | 398 | 509 | 676 | 1033 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:27PM6.44m | 6:44AM6.33m | 7:00PM6.66m | 7:17AM6.50m | 7:32PM6.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.58m | 00:48AM0.40m | 12:59PM0.37m | 1:19AM0.25m | 1:30PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 70 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 758 | 567 | 404 | 348 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 8 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 49 | 55 | 81 | 113 | 100 | 88 | — | 89 | 173 | 587 | 1039 | 1544 | 1162 | — | — | — | 4 | 398 | 509 | 676 | 1033 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 291 | 291 | 260 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 538 | 317 | 139 | 143 | 218 | 151 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 389 | 389 | 257 | 222 |
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