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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 6 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Penhale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | |
14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 163 | 196 | 192 | 160 | 142 | 234 | 335 | 347 | 317 | 317 | 273 | 273 | 268 | 263 | 247 | 242 | 234 | 212 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:49PM5.88m | 10:23AM5.39m | 10:53PM5.40m | 11:36AM4.93m | 00:13AM5.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43PM1.07m | 4:19AM1.17m | 4:45PM1.55m | 5:34AM1.59m | 6:06PM1.89m | 7:02AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | WNW 12 | W 11 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 163 | 196 | 192 | 160 | 142 | 234 | 335 | 347 | 317 | 317 | 273 | 273 | 268 | 263 | 247 | 242 | 234 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | S 6 | SW 12 | — | S 5 | SW 14 | SW 15 | NE 5 | SW 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 30 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 208 | 208 | 247 | 278 | 243 | 243 | 255 | 217 | 144 | 104 | 102 | 97 | 58 | 58 | 167 | 171 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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