Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.39° N 5.15° W

Penhale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Penhale sea temperature is
17.5°C
2.7° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Penhale at 9AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
2
N
7
2.1
N
7
2.1
N
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
47
31
31
45
45
42
57
58
57
57
143
138
147
147
108
104
96
71
355
408
396
322
205
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
30
N
40
N
40
N
45
N
35
N
35
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:33AM4.74m
1:17PM4.96m
2:09AM4.86m
2:43PM5.27m
3:22AM5.26m
3:45PM5.73m
Low Tide
7:10AM2.03m
8:07PM1.77m
8:40AM1.78m
9:22PM1.38m
9:45AM1.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:28
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
17
16
16
17
17
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
9
6
4
4
5
6
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