Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Penhale today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Penhale at 2AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Penhale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | W 11 | S 6 | WSW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 80 | 86 | 137 | 878 | 1256 | 1323 | 1229 | 1208 | 1006 | 894 | 839 | 979 | 1185 | 1326 | 1197 | 1066 | 834 | 716 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:26PM6.71m | 6:44AM6.63m | 7:00PM6.59m | 7:17AM6.51m | 7:34PM6.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM0.21m | 1:00PM0.26m | 1:15AM0.36m | 1:31PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 224 | 36 | 86 | 137 | 878 | 1256 | 1323 | 1229 | 1208 | 1006 | 894 | — | — | 1185 | 1326 | — | 1066 | 834 | 716 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 58 | 58 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | N 6 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 6 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 80 | 47 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 839 | 979 | — | — | 1197 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 214 | 273 | 18 | 5 | 87 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 87 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 162 | 227 | 217 | 28 | 5 |
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