Penhale Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.39° N 5.15° W

Penhale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Penhale sea temperature is
18.4°C
1.7° 

Penhale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Penhale today (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Penhale at 11AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (30 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
487
395
366
432
521
754
1089
1411
1265
1365
1386
1158
895
668
533
354
280
229
188
155
120
107
105
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
W
25
W
35
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:17AM6.50m
7:32PM6.75m
7:50AM6.54m
8:07PM6.69m
8:25AM6.45m
8:43PM6.48m
Low Tide
1:19AM0.25m
1:30PM0.26m
1:50AM0.22m
2:03PM0.29m
2:23AM0.32m
2:37PM0.44m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:07
8:06
 mm
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
19
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
14
15
12
13
11
10
10
12
10
10
11
11
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
16
16
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