Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Penhale today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Penhale at 11PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Penhale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 627 | 553 | 449 | 339 | 235 | 157 | 116 | 108 | 86 | 87 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 45 | 65 | 56 | 40 | 25 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:25PM4.73m | 11:55AM4.57m | 00:36AM4.36m | 1:20PM4.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM1.94m | 5:40AM2.17m | 6:19PM2.31m | 6:58AM2.45m | 7:54PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 553 | 449 | 339 | 235 | 157 | 116 | 108 | 86 | 87 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 20 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 32 | 45 | 65 | 56 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 |
| kJ | 627 | 13 | 25 | 27 | 37 | 33 | 54 | 47 | 33 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 559 | 230 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 76 | 38 | 230 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
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