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Penhale surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 10 Jan 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
10.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Penhale today?

The current surf forecast for Penhale at 12AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jan)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (11 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
3
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.4
WSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)121111111078101091011111212121111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14639947715883923535179951281158519802819350934603095287123762017184816941456153214151415
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
SSW
15
S
30
S
40
S
45
SSE
45
S
40
SSW
50
S
50
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
5.04
10:47AM
5.04
11:18PM
4.76
11:48AM
4.73
12:25AM
4.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
1.56
4:37AM
1.79
5:10PM
1.89
5:35AM
2.07
6:11PM
2.12
6:45AM
2.22
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise------8:17-------8:17-------8:15-
Sunset4:37-------4:38-------4:39-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------1-211---1-------41
Temp. °C98891010111212121111111111111110101010111110
Feels °C (?)543221252222344455777877
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