Penhale surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 12 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
9.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Penhale today?

The current surf forecast for Penhale at 9PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)--
Afternoon (12 Feb)16ft (5.0m)16s
Evening (12 Feb)15ft (4.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
3.5
N
2.5
N
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
2.5
WSW
2.1
WSW
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)161514141413131313138813131313121312121281111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1204910099829862195174426333542630210715681467943683670660630689800787670197360319161938
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
W
5
N
20
N
45
NNE
50
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
SW
25
SSW
35
S
50
S
35
WSW
30
W
20
W
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
4.28
2:10AM
4.46
2:46PM
4.55
3:14AM
4.85
3:39PM
4.96
4:00AM
5.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
2.42
8:41AM
2.25
9:09PM
2.09
9:40AM
1.84
9:58PM
1.65
10:23AM
1.38
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise------7:35-------7:33-------7:31-
Sunset5:30-------5:32-------5:35-------
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1--1-------1421--
Temp. °C10999888997555456655611111011
Feels °C (?)122335674-3-6-5-4-4-122-2-4-55666
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