Penhale surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.5° 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 6PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1099141313121212121114141313131212121212121515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)654342679017820510315215212711373608655291414136648
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
6.85
8:10PM
6.75
8:35AM
6.46
8:57PM
6.36
9:24AM
5.94
9:49PM
5.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:06PM
0.18
2:30AM
0.25
2:51PM
0.58
3:20AM
0.68
3:43PM
1.07
4:19AM
1.17
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:15-------6:13-------6:11
Sunset---8:22-------8:22-------8:24----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1011111099868101110108881011111111988
Feels °C (?)5444332-102311-1-1-112343211
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